New Delhi, Aug 28 (UNI) The Supreme Court today granted bail to gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli, who is serving a life sentence for the 2007 murder of Mumbai Shiv Sena corporator Kamlakar Jamsandekar, taking note of his long incarceration.
A Bench comprising Justice M. M. Sundresh and Justice N. Kotiswar Singh observed that Gawli had spent over 17 years and three months in prison, while his appeal against conviction remained pending before the Court. ”
Admittedly, the appellant has been under incarceration for 17 years and three months. We also take note of the fact that he is 76 years old,” the Bench recorded.
The Court ordered his release on bail, subject to conditions imposed by the trial court, and fixed the matter for final hearing in February 2026.
Gawli had challenged the December 9, 2019 judgment of the Bombay High Court, which upheld his conviction and life sentence awarded by a Mumbai sessions court in 2012. The trial court had also imposed a fine of Rs 17 lakh.
A prominent figure who rose to power from Dagdi Chawl in Byculla, Gawli founded the Akhil Bharatiya Sena and was elected as MLA from Chinchpokli constituency between 2004 and 2009.
He and others were arrested in 2006 and later convicted in the murder case of Jamsandekar.
