India, May 5 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday granted bail to Surendra Gadling, a lawyer known for defending human rights activists, Dalits and Adivasis, in the 2018 Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon case, citing his prolonged incarceration of over eight years and the principle of parity with co-accused.

However, Gadling, lodged at Taloja Central Jail in Navi Mumbai, is unlikely to be released immediately, as he remains in custody in connection with another case linked to a suspected Maoist attack.

A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Kamal Khata noted that Gadling had spent eight years as an undertrial while the case was still at a pre-trial stage. The trial court is currently hearing discharge applications filed by several of t...