In Brief
A young man's father and brother were killed; he filed a case against the alleged killers, including a man with a history of serious crimes. The lower court rejected bail, but the High Court granted it without giving proper reasons. The accused man was accused of ordering his brother's murder with firearms and of assaulting the complainant. The Supreme Court ruled that the High Court had failed to consider the accused's criminal record, the severity of murder charges, and the risk to witnesses. The Court stressed that bail orders must include clear reasoning and cannot overlook an accused's past crimes. The High Court's bail order was set aside, and the accused was remanded into custody."
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