India, Oct. 30 -- A special court constituted under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) on Wednesday granted bail to a 43-year-old man accused in the 2016 Santacruz double-murder case, noting that he had spent over nine years in custody with the trial has showing little progress. The court also cited parity with co-accused who had already been released on similar grounds.

Special judge N R Pradhan, who presides over cases under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act, allowed the bail plea of Sachin Sitaram Pawar.

Pawar faces charges under sections 302 ...