Summary:
Meanwhile, Kathiriya was produced before a Surat court on Tuesday which sent him to Lajpore Jail. Interestingly, the Surat Crime Branch did not seek his remand before the court. The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Alpesh Kathiriya in connection with a sedition case filed by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch in 2015 after widespread violence erupted in the state during Hardik Patel's quota stir. However, the state government had contended that Kathiriya was absconding for three years and considering the gravity of offences alleged against him, he should not be granted bail. The bail was granted by the single-judge bench of Justice AY Kogje on the ground of parity with other accused in the case who are already out on bail..