Bail to US citizen, 2 Indians held on conversion cost

Thane: A court docket in Thane district has granted bail to an American citizen and two Indian co-accused who have been arrested earlier this month for allegedly making an attempt non secular conversion, observing no “fruitful goal” will probably be served by protecting them in jail.

Extra Periods Court docket at Bhiwandi city, presided over by Choose N L Kale, granted bail to the accused, additionally charged with violation of Maharashtra's anti-superstition Act, whereas adhering to the authorized precept that “bail is rule and jail is an exception”.

As per the October 29 judgement, US nationwide James Leonard Watson (58), his co-accused Sainath Ganpati Sarpe (42) and Manoj Govind Kolha (35), each native residents, have been to be launched on a bail bond of Rs 30,000 every.
The case levelled a number of prices towards the three males, together with below related sections of the BNS, the Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and Different Inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Act, 2013, and the Foreigners Act, 1946 (invoked towards Watson).