Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit has been granted bail with condition that he won't leave the country without prior permission from the court.
The 2008 Malegaon blast accused Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit on Wednesday walked out of Taloja jail in Mumbai, after a special NIA Court issued the release order.
Purohit was released from jail around 10.40 am, in compliance with a Supreme Court order.
A team of Military Police and Quick Response Team of the Army escorted Purohit out of the jail. Around 15 defence vehicles were part of the convoy.
Purohit has left for army headquarter in Colaba.
The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the Bombay High Court order and granted bail to Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Prasad Purohit in the 2008 Malegaon serial blast case.
He has been granted bail with condition that he won't leave the country without prior permission from the court and that his passport must be deposited to the court.
Purohit has also been directed to appear in the court as and when he will be directed. In addition to it, he must make himself available for any investigation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
Opposing Lieutenant Colonel Purohit's bail plea, the National Investigative Agency (NIA) had argued that the Bombay High court order should be upheld by the apex court.
Purohit's bail plea was earlier rejected by the Bombay High Court saying the charges against him were of a grave nature, after which he moved to the top court.
Senior lawyer Harish Salve, appearing for Purohit told the court that he did not want to be discharged from the case at present, but for the interest of justice, wants an interim bail.
Purohit, a former military intelligence officer, is one of the accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts along with Sadhvi Pragya and others. Sadhvi Pragya has been granted relief in the case by the Bombay High Court.
Seven people were killed in a bomb blast on September 29, 2008, at Malegaon, a communally-sensitive textile town in Nasik district of north Maharashtra.
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