The on Friday granted anticipatory bail to journalist Mahesh Langa in connection with a case against him for allegedly possessing confidential government documents pertaining to the Gujarat Maritime Board, Bar and Bench reported.

However, Langa, a journalist with The Hindu in Ahmedabad, will continue to remain in jail on account of other cases against him.

Justice Hasmukh D Suthar said that there was no bar on entertaining the anticipatory bail application of an accused person in judicial custody.

Langa has been in jail since October, when he was arrested for his alleged involvement in a Goods and Service Tax-related scam.

At least seven cases have been filed against Langa. These include five FIRs by the Gujarat Police and two cases by the Enforcement Directorate.

Langa was first arrested by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch on October 7 in an alleged.

The police alleged that a company named Dhruvi Enterprise created six firms from a single Permanent Account Number to fraudulently receive input tax credit. One of the companies named in the FIR is DA Enterprise.

On October 22, the police registered the for allegedly possessing the confidential documents on the Gujarat Maritime Board. The documents were recovered from him during his arrest in the first case.

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