MUMBAI, Jan. 2 -- The Bombay High Court has recently declared the arrest of gangster Vitthal Shelar in the high-profile murder of his rival, gangster Sharad Mohol, in Pune as illegal and ordered the authorities to release him on bail. The division bench of justice Bharati Dangre and justice Shyam C Chandak held that Shelar was produced before a judicial magistrate beyond the stipulated period of 24 hours after his arrest, in violation of the constitutional safeguard and therefore he was entitled to be released on bail. The murder took place on January 5, 2024, when Mohol was proceeding to Dagdusheth Ganpati Mandir along with three others. According to the police, one Sahil Polekar aka and two unknown persons accompanying him shot dead Mohol and also fired at one of his accomplices. Though Shelar was not named in the FIR, his name was added in the list of accused in the case on January 13, and two days later, he was apprehended in Vashi, Navi Mumbai. Shelar had approached the high court, questioning the legality of his arrest, claiming that he was illegally detained after arrest and was produced before a magistrate court after the stipulated limit of 24 hours, and therefore his arrest was illegal and he was entitled to be released on bail. The high court said they were "really surprised with the approach of the Investigating Officer."...