‘Very Disturbing’ Bail Granted to Convict Jailed for 22 Years, Orissa High Court Faulted for Rejecting Appeal on Delay: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India granted bail to a murder convict who had already spent more than 22 years in prison, after finding serious fault with the approach of the Orissa High Court in dismissing his criminal appeal only on the ground of delay without examining the merits of the case. The matter arose from a conviction under Section 302 IPC (murder) and Section 201 IPC (causing disappearance of evidence…
