The Bombay High Court, on Tuesday, granted bail to activist Gautam Navlakha in connection with the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. The decision was made by a division bench headed by Justice A S Gadkari, stating that Navlakha's plea for bail was “allowed.”

Gautam Navlakha, who was arrested in August 2018, had been placed under house arrest in November of the previous year following permission from the Supreme Court. Presently residing in Navi Mumbai, Navlakha was granted bail by the high court on a surety of Rupees 1 lakh. He becomes the seventh accused in the case to receive bail.