Munib Memon (42) was granted bail by the Bombay High Court on Friday after 12 years of incarceration in connection with the 2012 Pune serial blast case. Memon, a tailor, was arrested by the Maharashtra ATS for allegedly planting a bomb at the Deccan Gymkhana in Pune, one of the four locations targeted in the blasts on August 1, 2012. It was alleged that the bombs were planted in retaliation for the murder of Indian Mujahideen member Qateel Siddiqui in Pune's Yerwada jail.

Memon's bail application was previously rejected by the Bombay High Court in 2022. The court had directed that the trial be expedited and concluded by 2023, but this did not occur. Memon, through his advocate Mubil Solkar, filed a fresh bail application earlier this year, which was granted by the bench of Revati Dere and Sharmila Deshmukh on Friday.