India, May 25 -- The Bombay high court recently granted bail to a Kenyan national who was arrested by the Azad Maidan police after he allegedly went on a stabbing spree and injured at least eight people in June 2022.

A single judge bench of justice Milind Jadhav issued the order on May 9, which was released last week, granting bail to the accused, Geoffrey Kama Julius Kimuyu also known as John, primarily on the ground that his trial is not likely to commence and conclude in the near future.

Justice Jadhav noted that John had spent around three years behind bars as an under-trial prisoner. "There is no possibility of the trial commencing or concluding in the near foreseeable future. Detaining an under-trial prisoner for such an extended ...