Nagpur, Aug. 10 -- A Nagpur court granted bail to former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and state minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil in a case registered in connection with a Congress protest held at Samvidhan Square in 2017.

Chavan and Vikhe Patil personally appeared before the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) court and moved their bail applications on Monday. After considering the submissions, Judge N N Chintamani allowed the applications and granted them bail on a cash payment of Rs 5,000 each and a personal bond of Rs 15,000 each.

The case dates back to September 26, 2017, when the Congress organised a protest at Samvidhan Square against the rising prices of essential commodities, including fuel and cooking gas. ...