Supreme Court of India

The State of Kerala v. Mahesh

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Reported as [2021] 2 S.C.R. 964
Bench Indira Banerjee and Krishna Murari JJ.
Decided 19 March 2021

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons discussed above the Appeal is allowed and the impugned order of the High Court is set aside.

Judgment, page 22

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.439 – Appeal aga inst grant of bail – Accused-respondent was accused of a heinous and shocking murder of a lady doctor aged about 30 years – Incident alleged to have taken place in the presence of victim’s father – His bail application was dismissed by Sessions Court – Bail appli cation moved before High Court was, however, allowed within 10/12 day s of dismissal of bail application by Sessions Court – State fi led appeal against the grant of bail – Held: In the impugned order, Hig h Court did not advert to any error in the reasoning of Ses sions Court –

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