In Brief
The Supreme Court reversed a High Court order granting bail to two accused persons charged with murder and atrocities under the SC/ST Act following a group assault that killed the complainant's husband. The High Court had granted bail citing lack of specific injury attribution to individual accused and a time gap between assault and death. The Supreme Court held that in cases involving unlawful assembly with a common object, each member bears equal liability under law regardless of injury attribution at the bail stage. The Court emphasized that bail decisions in serious crimes must apply settled legal principles without engaging in detailed evidence evaluation. The bail was cancelled, and the accused were directed to surrender within four weeks.
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