India, Feb. 12 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Nadim Akhtar Ashfaque Shaikh, an accused in the 2011 triple blasts in light of his long pre-trial imprisonment spanning more than 14 years.

A division bench of justices AS Gadkari and Shyam C Chandak observed that there was no likelihood of the trial being completed in the near future and directed Shaikh's release on a personal bond of Rs.1 lakh.

Shaikh was among 11 persons arrested by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) following blasts in Zaveri Bazaar, Opera House, and Dadar on July 11, 2011, which killed 27 people. The arrested accused belonged to Indian Mujahideen, a homegrown terror outfit, the ATS claimed.

In January 2017, the trial court rejected Shaikh's...