Supreme Court denies anticipatory bail to astrologer accused of helping woman to poison husband and mother-in-law

The Supreme Court in the case Pandit Varun Mehta Versus The State Of Punjab and has refused to grant an anticipatory bail petition to an astrologer Pandit Varun Mehta who is being accused of conniving with a woman, who allegedly administered poison to her husband and her mother-in-law.

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The court observed that both victims were given slow poison and before death, they were given lemonade. Their health continued to deteriorate and eventually, they succumbed to death.

It has been alleged before the court that the astrologer gave the poisonous substance to the wife to administer it to her husband and mother-in-law.

The court stated that, 'Not a case for anticipatory bail.'