In Brief
In this criminal appeal against conviction under IPC Sections 498A and 304, the Supreme Court granted bail to the appellant, Savita, who had already served approximately 27 months of a 10-year rigorous imprisonment sentence. The Court found that given the substantial time already incarcerated and the overall circumstances, bail during the appeal was warranted. The Court clarified it expressed no opinion on the merits, which the High Court would decide independently. The bail granted by the Court was to continue until the High Court's final disposal of the appeal.
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