Mumbai: Five accused granted bail in Palghar lynching case

MUMBAI: Bombay high court (HC) on Monday granted bail to five persons, accused in the Palghar mob lynching case where two persons were killed, last April.
Justice Nitin Sambre said it appears that the five accused, all local labourers have no criminal antecedents and no overt acts have been attributed to them in the crime.
“Only role from the chargesheet is of their physical presence,” he said, while dictating the order in open court after hearing their counsel, Vrushali Raje, and special public prosecutor, Satish Maneshinde.
The HC also heard a second bail plea filed by 11 other accused, all local adivasis, said Raje who were allegedly shown a video clip on a social media app. She said their statements were hit by a bar on self-incrimination.
Justice Sambre after hearing the matter at length asked Maneshinde to furnish a chart by December 8, with names and roles played by various accused in the case.