The Gauhati High Court on Friday granted bail to Amritprava Mahanta, a band member of Zubeen Garg, in connection with the murder trial of the late singer-composer.
The details of the bail order will be known once it is out or released online. Mahanta is one of the seven accused currently undergoing trial for his alleged murder. “The court granted bail to Mahanta after going through our arguments. The prosecution has nothing concrete against my client. The bail was granted by Justice Pranjal Das.
Garg had died under mysterious circumstances on September 19 last year while swimming in the sea in Singapore. The court has set a bail bond of ₹ 50,000, with two sureties of the same amount, and imposed several other conditions, including the submission of her passport for her release on bail.
She is innocent and was falsely implicated,” said Mahanta’s lawyer, Anan Kumar Bhuyan.
Once it is accepted, she is likely to be released from jail, lawyers said. Mahanta’s lawyers will first have to submit her bail bond to the trial court where the case is underway. “We are yet to see the detailed order. Only after that we will know on what basis the court granted her bail. Following Garg’s death, there was widespread demand across Assam for a proper investigation. The state government subsequently constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the matter. It concluded that Garg had been murdered as part of a planned conspiracy. Last month, a special court had granted bail to the two security officers in a separate disproportionate assets case. However, they remain in prison for their alleged role in Garg’s death.
We will write to the state government and it is for them to decide whether they will appeal against the bail,” prosecution lawyer Ziaul Kamar said.
