<p>A local court today granted bail to Sameer Gaikwad, arrested for his alleged role in the murder of communist leader Govind Pansare.<br /><br />District and Sessions Judge LD Bile while granting bail to Gaikwad, a sanatansadhak (follower), asked him to surrender his passport to the court and mark weekly presence at a police station.<br /><br />The court ordered Gaikwad's release on a personal bond of Rs 25,000.<br /><br />It also barred Gaikwad from entering Kolhapur district and restricted him from leaving the state.<br />Comrade Govind Pansare and his wife Uma were shot at on February 15, 2015 while on way back home from a morning walk.<br /><br />Five days after the attack Pansare passed away at a hospital in Kolhapur.<br /><br />The police arrested Gaikwad on September 15, 2015 on the basis of his suspicious telephonic talks.<br />Chargesheet in this case was filed in December 2015.<br /><br />The court had earlier denied bail to Gaikwad on two occasions.<br /><br />Special public prosecutor Harshad Nimbalkar opposed the bail plea arguing that if released on bail, Gaikwad would pressurise witnesses or abscond.<br /><br />Nimbalkar also cited statement of a witness in a supplementary chargesheet which mentioned that the number of attackers on Pansare could be four instead of two and as such custody of Gaikwad was necessary to get some more details.<br /><br />The supplementary chargesheet was filed before the court on Friday.<br /><br />Advocate Sameer Patwardhan and Advocate Virendra Ichalakaranjikar represented Gaikwad in the court.</p>
<p>A local court today granted bail to Sameer Gaikwad, arrested for his alleged role in the murder of communist leader Govind Pansare.<br /><br />District and Sessions Judge LD Bile while granting bail to Gaikwad, a sanatansadhak (follower), asked him to surrender his passport to the court and mark weekly presence at a police station.<br /><br />The court ordered Gaikwad's release on a personal bond of Rs 25,000.<br /><br />It also barred Gaikwad from entering Kolhapur district and restricted him from leaving the state.<br />Comrade Govind Pansare and his wife Uma were shot at on February 15, 2015 while on way back home from a morning walk.<br /><br />Five days after the attack Pansare passed away at a hospital in Kolhapur.<br /><br />The police arrested Gaikwad on September 15, 2015 on the basis of his suspicious telephonic talks.<br />Chargesheet in this case was filed in December 2015.<br /><br />The court had earlier denied bail to Gaikwad on two occasions.<br /><br />Special public prosecutor Harshad Nimbalkar opposed the bail plea arguing that if released on bail, Gaikwad would pressurise witnesses or abscond.<br /><br />Nimbalkar also cited statement of a witness in a supplementary chargesheet which mentioned that the number of attackers on Pansare could be four instead of two and as such custody of Gaikwad was necessary to get some more details.<br /><br />The supplementary chargesheet was filed before the court on Friday.<br /><br />Advocate Sameer Patwardhan and Advocate Virendra Ichalakaranjikar represented Gaikwad in the court.</p>