SC cancels bail granted by HC to murder accused within 3 months

The Supreme Court has cancelled the bail granted by the Patna High Court to a married man, accused of committing a murder with the help of his lover, within three months of arrest.

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A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan ruled that the high court ought to have waited for the deposition of some of the vulnerable witnesses, including those who claimed to have seen him at the place of occurrence or were aware of the alleged extra-marital relationship.

"Since the grant of bail by the high court is highly premature, the impugned order is accordingly set aside. The respondent No.1 (Pritesh Kumar) is directed to surrender within two weeks," the bench directed in its August 20 order.