The sessions court here granted conditional bail to former Union Carbide India Ltd chairman Keshub Mahindra, who was convicted in the 1984 Bhopal gas leak case.
It, however, reserved its order on the bail applications of the six other UCIL executives convicted in the case last month. District and sessions judge Subhash Kakde g
ranted bail to Mr Mahindra on the condition that he would regularly attend court proceedings and would not leave the country without its permission. Mr Mahindra had to furnish personal and security bonds of Rs 1 lakh each.
All seven convicts have filed appeals in the district and sessions court after being found guilty and sentenced to two years in jail.
—PTI