In Brief
The Supreme Court set aside a High Court bail order granted to accused persons in a murder case arising from communal violence. The deceased, Shaikh Mohsin, was killed by a group of attackers who assaulted him because of his religion. The High Court had characterized the victim's religion as his 'fault' and treated the lack of personal enmity as favoring bail. The Supreme Court held that no court can make observations appearing biased for or against any community, and a victim's religion cannot justify or mitigate assault or murder. The Court remanded the bail applications for fresh hearing before the High Court with proper consideration of legal factors governing bail in murder cases."
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