{
  "id": 10737275,
  "title": "Nandigram Bypoll: Calcutta HC Grants Interim Bail To Congress Candidate, Dismisses Plea Against BJP Rival",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/nandigram-bypoll-calcutta-hc-grants-interim-bail-to-congress-10737275",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T16:25:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/nandigram-bypoll-calcutta-hc-grants-interim-bail-to-congress-candidate-dismisses-plea-against-bjp-rival"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court granted interim bail to Congress candidate Milan Pradhan in Nandigram bypoll till October 26, according to court sources. Justice Tirthankar Ghosh stated that Pradhan was taken into custody only after filing his nomination papers. The court dismissed a plea from the BJP candidate, Hasirani Rath, against Pradhan's affidavit. The Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, expressed satisfaction with the High Court's decision, dismissing a Congress petition challenging Rath's affidavit. BJP Secretary Locket Chatterjee said that they were not concerned about Pradhan's interim bail, emphasizing that the people of Bengal voted against corruption and the BJP would win in Nandigram.",
  "summary": "Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to Congress’ Nandigram candidate Milan Pradhan till October 26. Court grants interim bail Justice Tirthankar Ghosh, while granting bail to the Congress candidate, said that he was taken into custody only after filing his nomination papers. According to court sources, during the hearing, while seeking protection from any coercive action,…",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "High Court Relief For Congress Candidate Ahead Of Nandigram Bypoll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/high-court-relief-for-congress-candidate-ahead-of-nandigram-bypoll",
        "published": "2026-09-29T07:31:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Nandigram Bypoll: Calcutta HC Grants Interim Bail To Congress Candidate Milan Pradhan In 6 Cases",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/nandigram-bypoll-calcutta-hc-grants-interim-bail-to-congress",
        "published": "2026-09-29T10:50:11.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}