Court Order Granting Bail to Accused Allegedly Murdering Witness While on Bail Set Aside as ‘Manifestly Perverse’: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India has set aside the bail granted by the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court to accused persons in a murder case, holding that the order was perverse, arbitrary, and reflected non-application of mind. The bench comprising Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice R. Mahadevan noted that the High Court ignored crucial facts, including prior misuse of bail and cancellation after the murder of a key…