Supreme Court of India

Shakuntala Shukla v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Another

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Reported as [2021] 6 S.C.R. 87
Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud and M. R. Shah JJ.
Decided 7 September 2021

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, the present appeals succeed.

Judgment, page 15

From the headnote

Bail – Murder case – Conviction of accused-private respondents a/w life sentence – Appeals – Grant of bail by High Court during pendency of the appeals – Challenged b y widow of the deceased – Held: Impugned judgment/order passed by th e High Court releasing the accused on bail pending appeal lacks total clarity on which part of the judgment/order can be said to be submissions and which part can be said to be the fi ndings/ reasonings – It does not even reflect the submissions on behalf of the Public Prosecutor – Detailed counter affidavit fi led on behalf of the State opposing the bail

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