Long Incarceration Not a Ground to Entertain Successive Bail Plea After Detailed Rejection of First Application: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a second petition seeking regular bail filed by Rajeev Kumar Rana, an accused in the Serious Fraud Investigation Office investigation related to the Adarsh Group of Companies. The Court held that although a successive bail application is not barred in law, mere prolonged incarceration cannot by itself be a sufficient ground for granting bail, especially when no substantial change in circumstances is…
