Police officer Manohar Kadam was convicted and given life sentence in the Ramanbai firing case on May 7. Onu00a0Friday he was given bail by the Bombay High Courtu00a0

The high court, on Thursday, observed that they would have to examine whether the mob posed a threat to convicted police officer Manohar Kadam, his platoon, or the public during the July 1997 communal tension after the desecration of an Ambedkar statue at Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar. The court was to decide on his bail plea today.