The Bombay High Court on Friday (January 23, 2026) granted bail to activists Sagar Gorkhe and Ramesh Gaichor, accused in the Elgar Parishad Maoist links case, on the grounds of parity, noting that other accused have been granted similar relief.
Mr. Gorkhe and Mr. Gaichor were arrested in September 2020 and are presently lodged at the Taloja prison.
The duo is accused of being active members of the banned CPI (Maoist) group.
A Bench, headed by Justice A.S. Gadkari, noted that several other accused in the case have been granted bail on the grounds of long incarceration and the possibility of the trial in the case not commencing in the near future.
"Hence on the ground of parity, the two appellants (Mr. Gorkhe and Mr. Gaichor) too deserve to be released on bail," it said.
