12-Dec-2024 07:23 PM
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Mumbai, Dec 12 (Reporter) After spending 13 years in jail, the Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to an accused for his alleged involvement in the 2012 famous Mumbai murder case of Delhi-based businessman Arunkumar Tikku, the father of a Bollywood actor.
The incident had occurred in the month of April in 2012 in Oshiwara area of the city.
Following this, police had arrested applicant Dhanjay Shinde and co-accused Manoj Gajkosh on charges of murder.
They later arrested the main accused Vijay Palande, claiming he wanted to usurp the property belonging to Tikku after murdering him.
They also said the accused had conspired to kill his son Anuj Tikku, who appeared in films like Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and No One Killed Jessica.
Shinde, who was arrested along with three others, was granted bail. He had sought bail through his lawyer, Prashant Pandey, on grounds of long incarceration and pending trial.
He also sought bail on grounds of parity, citing the bail granted to another accused, Manoj Gajkosh, by the Bombay High Court in 2022.
“The record shows that the applicant was arrested as far back as April 10, 2012, thereby demonstrating that the applicant has already suffered incarceration for more than 12 years and eight months. The trial being completed at the earliest does not appear to be possible, considering the fact that the prosecution intends to examine nine further witnesses,” Justice Manish Pitale said...////...