NAGPUR, June 26 -- The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to nine people accused of sedition, inciting unrest, rioting, large-scale arson, vandalism, and stone-pelting during a communal riot in Nagpur's Mahal area, beside the RSS headquarters, on March 17. The violence had reportedly broken out following rumours that a religious 'chadar' bearing sacred inscriptions was burnt during a protest by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Bajrang Dal. Following the release of 'Chhava' a film based on the life of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, the protest demanded the removal of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's tomb in Khuldabad, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district. Represented by a legal team with advocates Asif Qureshi, Shirrang Bhandarkar, Rafique Akbani, Adil Mohammad, Naveed Opai, and Adil Sheikh, the accused were granted bail after their advocates presented comprehensive factual and legal arguments and convinced justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke that their custody was no longer necessary. The court said, "Considering the investigation is already completed and chargesheet is filed, no purpose will be served by keeping applicants behind the bar." The court added that the crime the accused had committed was against the society, but would be examined at the trial stage. The court said that bail is the rule and jail is the exception and granted bail to the accused on a personal bond of Rs.1 lakh each. The accused were identified as Iqbal Ansari, Ejaz Ansari, Absar Ansari, Izhar Ansari, Ashfaqulla Aminullah, Muzzamil Ansari, Mohammad Rahil, Mohammad Yasir, and Iftekar Ansari. During the riots, 33 police personnel, including three deputy commissioners of police, were injured. In response, 123 individuals, including 19 minors, were arrested, and most of them are still being investigated....