SC grants 2 months’ interim bail to Nawab Malik, Sharad Pawar-led NCP welcomes party’s ‘strong, loud voice’

The Bombay High Court had rejected the same observing that he was provided adequate medical help at a private hospital of his choice and as his health was also being monitored by specialist medical practitioners, his right to health or life was not infringed in any manner.

The Supreme Court on Friday granted two months’ interim bail to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLA and former Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik. The Opposition NCP in the state has welcomed the apex court order granting relief to the party’s “strong and loud voice”.

“The party welcomes Nawab Malik wholeheartedly. We eagerly await his return. He has been the strong and loud voice of the party and it is good to know that the court has given him bail,” said Mahesh Tapase, spokesperson for the Sharad Pawar-led NCP.

The Supreme Court on Friday granted two months’ interim bail to Malik on medical grounds. The Bombay High Court had rejected the same observing that he was provided adequate medical help at a private hospital of his choice and as his health was also being monitored by specialist medical practitioners, his right to health or life was not infringed in any manner.