In Brief
A murder case where the appellant alleged that four men, including Jogendra Singh (a driver) and Suryabhan Singh (a youth), along with others, killed his brother-in-law Vikas Singh. The High Court granted anticipatory bail to both on the ground that an investigating officer's report suggested they were elsewhere. The Supreme Court cancelled this bail, holding that the High Court ignored eyewitness statements placing both accused at the scene with specific roles, and overlooked serious deficiencies in the investigation (missing CCTV footage, unverified phone records, no fingerprint analysis). The Court stressed that courts must consider eyewitness evidence and the gravity of murder charges when deciding bail.
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