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Thane: A court in Thane district has granted bail to an American citizen and two Indian co-accused who were arrested earlier this month for allegedly attempting religious conversion, observing no "fruitful purpose" will be served by keeping them in jail.Additional Sessions Court at Bhiwandi town, presided over by Judge N L Kale, granted bail to the accused, also charged with violation of Maharashtra's anti-superstition Act, while adhering to the legal principle that "bail is rule and jail is an exception".As per the October 29 judgement, US national James Leonard Watson (58), his co-accused Sainath Ganpati Sarpe (42) and Manoj Govind Kolha (35), both local residents, were to be released on a bail bond of Rs 30,000 each.The case levelled a host of charges against the three men, including under relevant sections of the BNS, the Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and Other Inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Act, 2013, and the Foreigners Act, 1946 (invoked against Watson). Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now! (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel) Read More News onreligious conversion chargesBail granted ThaneBhiwandi court decisionJames Leonard WatsonThane district courthuman sacrifice prevention Actforeigners Act violation (Catch all the Business News, Breaking News and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) Subscribe to The Economic Times Prime and read the ET ePaper online....moreless (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)Read More News onreligious conversion chargesBail granted ThaneBhiwandi court decisionJames Leonard WatsonThane district courthuman sacrifice prevention Actforeigners Act violation(Catch all the Business News, Breaking News and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) Subscribe to The Economic Times Prime and read the ET ePaper online....moreless Prime ExclusivesInvestment IdeasStock Report PlusePaperWealth Edition123View all Stories
