Overview

• A bench of Justices M. M. Sundresh and N. Kotiswar Singh ordered Gawli’s release on bail during the pendency of his appeals, with terms to be set by the trial court.
• The State and probe agency were allowed to seek cancellation if bail conditions are breached or if any new offences are alleged.
• The Supreme Court scheduled the substantive appeal for February 2026.
• Maharashtra opposed bail, pointing to more than 46 cases including about 10 alleged murders and referencing stricter 2015 MCOCA remission rules.
• Gawli has spent over 17 years in prison after a 2012 life sentence and Rs 17 lakh fine for the murder of Shiv Sena corporator Kamlakar Jamsandekar, a verdict upheld by the Bombay High Court in 2019.