In Brief
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's bail order granted to an accused charged with murder, finding it was based solely on parity with a co-accused without proper consideration of the serious nature of the charge, the accused's criminal history, or the evidence against him. The Court held that while bail decisions involve discretion, courts must record reasoned judgments and cannot rely on irrelevant considerations. The decision reaffirms that bail cannot be granted arbitrarily and that serious offences, strong prima facie evidence, and criminal antecedents are material factors. The accused was directed to surrender within one week, though the Court preserved his right to apply afresh for bail later if new circumstances emerged.", "cited_cases":[{"raw_citation":"(2004) 3 SCC 90", "case_name":"Dataram Singh Vs. State of U.P. & Anr.", "cited_year":"2004", "paragraph":"7, 15", "treatment":"referred"},{"raw_citation":"Prahlad Singh Bhati Vs. NCT of Delhi And Another", "case_name":"Prahlad Singh Bhati Vs. NCT of Delhi And Another", "cited_year":"", "paragraph":"20", "treatment":"referred"},{"raw_citation":"Prasanta Kumar Sarkar Vs. Ashish Chatterjee And Another", "case_name":"Prasanta Kumar Sarkar Vs. Ashish Chatterjee And Another", "cited_year":"", "paragraph":"21, 22", "treatment":"referred"},{"raw_citation":"Ash Mohammad Vs. Shiv Raj Singh alias Lalla Babu And Another", "case_name":"Ash Mohammad Vs. Shiv Raj Singh alias Lalla Babu And Another", "cited_year":"", "paragraph":"22", "treatment":"referred"},{"raw_citation":"Ranjit Singh Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh And Others", "case_name":"Ranjit Singh Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh And Others", "cited_year":"", "paragraph":"22", "treatment":"referred"},{"raw_citation":"Neeru Yadav Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh And Another", "case_name":"Neeru Yadav Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh And Another", "cited_year":"", "paragraph":"22, 32", "treatment":"referred"},{"raw_citation":"Virupakshappa Gouda And Another Vs. State of Karnataka And Another", "case_name":"Virupakshappa Gouda And Another Vs. State of Karnataka And Another", "cited_year":"", "paragraph":"22", "treatment":"referred"},{"raw_citation":"State of Orissa Vs. Mahimananda Mishra", "case_name":"State of Orissa Vs. Mahimananda Mishra", "cited_year":"", "paragraph":"22", "treatment":"referred"},{"raw_citation":"'Y' Vs. State of Rajasthan & Anr.", "case_name":"'Y' Vs. State of Rajasthan & Anr.", "cited_year":"", "paragraph":"23", "treatment":"referred"},{"raw_citation":"Ram Govind Upadhyay Vs. Sudarshan Singh", "case_name":"Ram Govind Upadhyay Vs. Sudarshan Singh", "cited_year":"", "paragraph":"24, 28", "treatment":"referred"},{"raw_citation":"Kalyan Chandra Sarkar Vs. Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav And Another", "case_name":"Kalyan Chandra Sarkar Vs. Rajesh Ranjan @ Pappu Yadav and Another", "cited_year":"", "paragraph":"11, 25", "treatment":"referred"},{"raw_citation":"Ramesh Bhavan Rathod Vs. Vishanbhai Hirabhai Makwana(Koli) & Another", "case_name":"Ramesh Bhavan Rathod Vs. Vishanbhai Hirabhai Makwana(Koli) & Another", "cited_year":"", "paragraph":"11, 27", "treatment":"referred"},{"raw_citation":"Dolat Ram And Others Vs. State of Haryana", "case_name":"Dolat Ram And Others Vs. State of Haryana", "cited_year":"", "paragraph":"30", "treatment":"referred"},{"raw_citation":"Mahipal Vs. Rajesh Kumar Alias Polia And Another", "case_name":"Mahipal Vs. Rajesh Kumar Alias Polia And Another", "cited_year":"", "paragraph":"29, 33", "treatment":"referred"},{"raw_citation":"Babu Singh & Ors. Vs. State of U.P.", "case_name":"Babu Singh & Ors. Vs. State of U.P.", "cited_year":"", "paragraph":"15", "treatment":"referred"},{"raw_citation":"Prakash Kadam And Others Vs. Ram Prasad Vishwanath Gupta And Another", "case_name":"Prakash Kadam And Others Vs. Ram Prasad Vishwanath Gupta And Another", "cited_year":"", "paragraph":"34", "treatment":"referred"}]
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