In Brief
The appellant was granted bail in FIR No. 235 of 2010 involving charges of kidnapping and rape. While on bail, he was arrested in FIR No. 7 of 2012 for murder and atrocity offences and also granted bail in that case. The Sessions Judge cancelled his bail in the first FIR, reasoning that he had misused his freedom by getting involved in a serious FIR. The High Court upheld the cancellation. The Supreme Court reversed this, holding that since the appellant was already granted bail in the second FIR and the cancellation petition there was dismissed, there was no valid reason to cancel bail in the first case merely based on involvement in the second FIR. The Court allowed the appeal.
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