In Brief
A murder case involving a Senior Technical Officer with India's Intelligence Bureau. The deceased was allegedly killed via ketamine injection in a conspiracy involving his wife (a co-accused) and the first respondent, a police constable. The High Court had granted bail to the first respondent primarily by relying on parity with the wife's bail grant (given due to her infant child in custody) and arguing the prosecution's case was not strong. The Supreme Court reversed this, holding that parity cannot be claimed on such special circumstances and that the role of the accused—not just similarity of facts—must guide bail decisions. It emphasized the seriousness of the crime and the risk of evidence tampering given the accused's law-enforcement status.
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