India, March 17 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday reserved its verdict on the bail application of former Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientist Pradeep Kurulkar, who has been arrested on charges of sharing sensitive information with an alleged Pakistani intelligence operative.

After hearing arguments from both sides, a single-judge bench of Justice Shivkumar Dige said the matter was reserved for orders and the ruling would be pronounced in due course.

Kurulkar, 60, was arrested by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on May 3, 2023, in a suspected honey-trap espionage case following a complaint lodged by the defence research establishment.

According to the ATS charge sheet, investigators recovered what th...