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Bombay HC extends interim anticipatory bail relief to BJP leader Kirit Somaiya, his son in INS Vikrant case

<span style="color: #222222;">The Bombay High Court today extended the interim anticipatory bail relief to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya and his son Neil in the INS Vikrant fraud case. The relief has been extended till 14th of June.<br />''<br />''The father-son duo have been accused of allegedly misappropriating funds collected for saving decommissioned aircraft carrier INS Vikrant from being scrapped.<br />''<br />''The BJP leader was earlier granted pre-arrest bail by the Bombay High Court in the case on 13th of April while Neil was given the bail a week later on 20th of April.<br />''<br />''A session's court in Mumbai had earlier rejected their anticipatory bail applications before the High Court granted protection from arrest. A single-judge Bench of Justice Anuja Prabhudesai had ordered that in the event of arrest in the case, Kirit and Neil be released on a personal bond of 50,000 rupees each.</span><br />

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