In Brief
In a 2018 murder case where the initial investigation led to charges against three accused, the first informant later sought to add six dropped accused after eyewitness testimony implicated all nine originally named. The trial court added three of them, including Md Imran. The Supreme Court clarified that when persons are added as accused under Section 319 CrPC, bail cannot be denied solely on FIR allegations. Instead, courts must consider strong and cogent evidence—a threshold higher than prima facie but below conviction standard. The Court allowed Md Imran's bail and confirmed anticipatory bail for two co-accused, emphasizing that bail considerations must be evidence-based and independent of trial proceedings.
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