In Brief
The appellant challenged a bail order granted by the Allahabad High Court to the principal accused in a 2015 kidnapping case (Sections 364, 120-B IPC). The High Court had relied on a prior bail order for the co-accused, finding the prosecution unbelievable. The Supreme Court found that the High Court had misread the co-accused's bail order—construing the counsel's submission as a judicial finding. The Court set aside the bail order and remanded it to the High Court for fresh reconsideration on proper merits, noting the accused faced 32 pending cases involving witness intimidation."
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