Published On : Fri, Sep 4th, 2015

Nagpur HC grants bail to Hem Mishra, arrested for naxal connection

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Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of Mumbai High Court has on Thursday granted conditional bail to Hemant Mishra, who was arrested on the charges of his involvement in naxal activities. The single bench comprising Justice A. S. Chandurkar okayed Sharma’s bail upon hearing the contention putforth by Sharma’s lawyer Suresh Gadgil.

The court has ordered him to deposit the bail amount of Rs 20,000 along with submitting an assurance to daily visit the police station at his home town Almora in Uttar Pradesh. Hem Sharma also cannot travel out of the country.

The Anti Naxal Squad of Gadchiroli police had arrested Hem Sharma in August 2013 from a bus stand in Aheri. Police also recovered naxal literature from the possession of Hem Sharma who was a student at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi.