In Brief
Neelam was an accused-appellant charged under Sections 304B and 302 of the Indian Penal Code (dowry death and murder). She had been granted interim bail since November 2015, and the trial was at an advanced stage with prosecution witnesses already examined. The Supreme Court allowed her appeal against the High Court's bail order, converting the interim bail to absolute bail and directing the trial court to complete the trial within six months. The court did not examine the merits, emphasizing that prolonged interim bail status needed resolution in cases at an advanced stage of trial.
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