Granting bail to three accused arrested in the 2015 case related to the murder of Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Govind Pansare, the Kolhapur bench of the Bombay High Court observed that they were behind bars for more than six-seven years and trial may take time to conclude.

A single-judge bench of Justice Shivkumar G Dige passed an order on October 14 on bail pleas by accused Virendra Sharadchanda Tawade, Sharad Bhausaheb Kalaskar and Amol Arvind Kale argued through advocate Pushpa Ganediwala.

A detailed order was made available later.

CPI leader Govind Pansare and his wife were attacked while on a morning walk in Kolhapur on February 16, 2015. Although his wife survived the incident, Pansare succumbed to his injuries four days later while undergoing treatment at a hospital in

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