# Mumbai court grants bail to 7 TISS students, denies to 2 in Maoist case 2026-08-07T20:32:48+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet On Friday, a Mumbai sessions court granted anticipatory bail to seven TISS students accused in connection with an unauthorised campus event honouring late Delhi University professor G N Saibaba. The court ruled that merely participating in the event or downloading Maoist literature does not constitute a criminal offence. However, the court rejected bail for two students, Abhirup Paul and Kamakhya Das, after police alleged that their devices contained Maoist books, deleted data, and that they had threatened a witness. A total of nine students had sought pre-arrest bail after an FIR was lodged in October 2025. The court found no incriminating material against the seven who got relief. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: anticipatory bail, court ruling, G N Saibaba, Maoist literature, TISS, UAPA Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bail-for-7-tiss-students-denied-for-2-in-maoist-case/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bail-for-7-tiss-students-denied-for-2-in-maoist-case/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.