New Delhi, March 15 -- The Delhi High Court has granted bail to Vikas Bharti, accused in a robbery and murder case of a money changer, after he spent six and a half years in custody.

The case dates back to 2018 when Rakesh Jain, a money changer from Chandni Chowk, was robbed and killed. The prosecution alleged that Bharti and his associates hatched a conspiracy to commit the crime. An FIR was lodged in the police Station in Shahdara in the year 2018.

Justice Vikas Mahajan granted bail to Vikas Bharti on a personal bond of Rs 25,000 and a surety bond of the same amount.

Justice Mahajan said, "The present petitioner has been in custody for the last six and a half years, and the prosecution has cited as many as 43 witnesses, of which only...