The Bombay High Court’s Nagpur bench has granted bail to a former engineer of BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd, held on charges of spying for Pakistan’s ISI, noting he has been in jail for four years and six months and the trial in the case may not conclude soon.

A single bench of Justice Anil Kilor, while granting him bail on April 3, also remarked that prima facie there was no material to suggest Nishant Aggrawal committed the alleged act intentionally. The HC directed him to furnish a personal bond of Rs 25,000 and attend the Nagpur police station three times a week till the end of the trial.