The Supreme Court today criticized the trend of High Courts granting conditional bail, delaying its effectiveness by 6 months to a year, in the case of a murder accused. The bench found this practice problematic and granted interim bail to the accused, requesting the Bihar government to respond by September 2. This decision came in an appeal against a Patna High Court order.
The Supreme Court granted bail to an auto-rickshaw driver accused of murder after he spent six years in jail due to a prolonged trial. A Vacation Bench noted that only one out of 109 witnesses had been examined, prompting them to grant relief to the accused, Ganesh. The accused argued he was not involved in the crime.