India, Jan. 2 -- The Bombay high court has recently declared the arrest of gangster Vitthal Shelar in the high-profile murder of his rival, gangster Sharad Mohol, in Pune as illegal and ordered the authorities to release him on bail.

The division bench of justice Bharati Dangre and justice Shyam C Chandak held that Shelar was produced before a judicial magistrate beyond the stipulated period of 24 hours after his arrest - in violation of the constitutional safeguard and therefore he was entitled to be released on bail.

The murder took place in the afternoon of January 5, 2024, when Mohol was proceeding to Dagdusheth Ganpati Mandir along with three others. According to the police, one Sahil Polekar aka and two unknown persons accompanyin...