Alleged Maoist ideologue Kobad Ghandy was today absolved of serious charges under stringent unlawful activities law for being a member of the banned CPI (Maoist) by a Delhi court which held him guilty of residing in the national capital using fake identities.<br/><br/>The court held him guilty under various provisions of the IPC, including sections dealing with criminal conspiracy read with, cheating and forgery and awarded him jail term which he has already undergone during adjudication of the case.<br/><br/>It noted that 68-year-old Ghandy was in custody for almost six years and six months during the pendency of case. The Court also imposed a fine of Rs 40,000 on him. Ghandy, an alumnus of the prestigious Doon School and St Xavier's College Mumbai, is facing prosecution in around 20 criminal and terror cases in different parts of the country.