Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court rejects second bail application of Veeru Yadav; murder charge under Section 302/34 IPC; Case Crime No. 135 of 2023; P.S. Khanpur, District Ghazipur; CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 2382 of 2025; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:64401; Judge Raj Beer Singh; Order Date 25.4.2025; detention period versus gravity of offence; parity with co-accused already on bail (Govind Yadav, Gama Bind, Kanchan Bharti - wife of deceased); alleged illicit relations with deceased's wife as motive; recovery of country-made pistol at instance of applicant; applicant not named in FIR; no eye-witness; first bail application rejected 24.07.2024; applicant in jail since 29.09.2023; no previous criminal history; bail rejected without expressing opinion on merits.
What did the court decide?
Mere period of detention undergone by the applicant (in jail since 29.09.2023) cannot be a ground to allow bail ignoring the gravity of the offence.