The Supreme Court set aside Patna HC’s anticipatory bail order in a murder case, stressing that liberty must be balanced with victims’ suffering. The bench directed the accused to surrender within four weeks and apply for regular bail.
Former CJI DY Chandrachud firmly dismissed allegations of bias in assigning bail cases to Justice Bela Trivedi, calling them unsubstantiated. He stressed that facts prove otherwise, as case allocation in the Supreme Court is done randomly by computer.
