A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhad granted bail to Mhatre and the four co-accused, observing that the investigation had progressed substantially and the accused had already spent time in judicial custody

In a gazette notification issued by the Home Department on August 6, the state government also ordered the forfeiture of 114 publications, including books, magazines and other propaganda material allegedly associated with banned terrorist organisations