NCP (SP) leader Vikas Lawande gets bail

Five days after he was arrested, a local court on Tuesday granted bail to NCP (SP) spokesperson Vikas Lawande in a case registered against him over alleged controversial remarks about a few leaders of the Warkari sect. Judicial Magistrate First Class Alisha Bagal directed Lavande’s release on a personal bond of Rs 30,000, subject to conditions that he shall not commit a similar offence in the future and provide his permanent residential address to the court. Lawande was arrested by the Wagholi police on May 21. During the hearing, his lawyer advocate Milind Pawar, argued that the arrest was in violation of the due process of law as well as the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court. Police also provided misleading information to the court earlier to get his interim pre-arrest bail cancelled, the lawyer stated.