The Patna High Court acquitted Ranjit Mahto, sentenced to life for a 2005 double murder in a bus firing in Begusarai, holding that the sole eyewitness was not wholly reliable, an injured witness and a jail register contradicted her presence, Section 34 IPC could not bridge the gap, and the police investigation was lacking.
Justice Girish Kathpalia of the Delhi High Court has refused regular bail to Sanam Dagar in a 2018 attempt to murder case from Bawana, holding that his role differs from that of a bailed co-accused, that the CCTV footage and the unchallenged testimony of the injured weigh against him, and that the defence has itself delayed the trial. The allegations are yet to be tested at trial.
