Kolkata, Sept. 29 -- The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to Milan Pradhan, the Congress candidate from Nandigram, in all six cases registered against him in Nandigram and Khejuri.

Pradhan's lawyer had moved the High Court seeking bail in connection with the six cases.

Advocate Ashfak Ahmad told ANI that the State strongly opposed the bail plea, but the defence argued that one of the cases was 19 years old and related to the Nandigram movement.

"All six cases against him have resulted in bail. He has been granted interim bail, which will remain valid until October 28, with certain conditions. There was strong opposition from the State, but our argument was that one of the cases was 19 years old and had arisen from a ...