Long Incarceration Alone Not Ground For Bail Once Trial Has Commenced And Is Progressing: Bombay High Court Refuses Bail in SC/ST Act and Murder Case

Aurangabad, April 8, 2026 – The High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad, in a significant ruling, has dismissed the bail application of Mangesh s/o Chandrakant Ransingh, accused of murder and offenses under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. While acknowledging the appellant's prolonged incarceration, the court, presided over by Justice Y. G. Khobragade, directed the trial court to conduct the proceedings on…