Mangal Singh @ Magar Singh S/O Joru Singh v. State of Rajasthan
Case brief
What is this about?
The court rejected an application for anticipatory bail filed by a petitioner involved in the murder case (S. 302 IPC). Despite the petitioner's surrender over two decades ago, the court held that the long pendency alone did not warrant liberty from custody and granted liberty to move the High Court for bail within six months.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner released on bail; liberty granted to move the High Court for anticipatory bail within six months of the date of this order.