Indian court orders special trial within nine months and grants bail to activists jailed since 2018.

The Bombay High Court ordered a special court to frame charges within nine months in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, emphasizing that prolonged pre-trial detention violates constitutional rights. The court granted bail to activists Rona Wilson and Sudhir Dhawale, who have been in jail since 2018 without a trial. The court highlighted the constitutional infringement of Article 21 due to lengthy incarcerations.

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