In Brief
The Supreme Court set aside a bail order granted by the Allahabad High Court to the primary accused in a kidnapping case (Case Crime No. 181 of 2015 under IPC Sections 364/34 and 120-B). The High Court had granted bail by misinterpreting a prior bail order given to a co-accused, treating the co-accused's counsel's argument ('the prosecution story is unbelievable') as a judicial finding. The Court found the High Court failed to properly consider that the respondent faced 32 other pending criminal cases involving intimidation and witness tampering charges. The case was remanded for reconsideration on merits by the High Court within four weeks."
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