Overview

• A division bench of Justices Ravindra V. Ghuge and Gautam A. Ankhad declined to suspend the sentences or grant interim bail, with a detailed order to follow.
• The four convicts — Nilesh Shedge (Bablu), Sachin Gaikwad, Abhijit Shinde, and Mangesh Aagvane (Mangya) — were convicted by a special MCOCA court in May 2018 and sentenced to life imprisonment.
• Special public prosecutor Pradeep Gharat argued the men received life terms on three counts, amounting to an effective 60 years, so half‑term bail benefits do not apply under the special law.
• According to the prosecution, Shedge and Shinde procured the firearm from Nainital, Gaikwad conducted surveillance and provided a motorcycle, and Aagvane accompanied shooter Rohit Thangappan Joseph (alias Satish Kalia).
• Dey, a veteran crime reporter, was shot dead on June 11, 2011, in Powai, with prosecutors alleging Chhota Rajan ordered the hit through Kalia; Rajan was also convicted, marking his first post‑extradition conviction.