In Brief
A father of a deceased Intelligence Bureau officer appealed against a High Court order granting bail to his son's alleged killer. The deceased died under suspicious circumstances on a train journey; investigation revealed he was allegedly poisoned with ketamine by a conspiracy involving his wife and a constable (the first respondent). The Supreme Court held that bail was wrongly granted: the first respondent played a major role in the alleged murder, was a law enforcement employee risking evidence tampering, and could not claim parity with the co-accused (his wife) who was granted bail only due to having an infant in custody. The Court emphasized that seriousness of crime and role of the accused are paramount in bail decisions.
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