Prudeta
Prudeta
2026 INSC 349
📌 Paras 2-3
The appellant, an informant, challenges the High Court's order suspending the sentence and granting bail to Respondent No. 2, who was convicted for offences including murder under Section 302 IPC. The prosecution case alleges that Respondent No. 2 and others, motivated by prior hostility, attacked the appellant and his elder brother, resulting in the latter's death from a gunshot wound. The appellant also narrowly escaped a gunshot.
📌 Para 10, 14
Whether the High Court erred in suspending the sentence and granting bail to Respondent No. 2, a life convict, during the pendency of his appeal, considering the gravity of the offence and the principles governing post-conviction bail under Section 389 Cr.P.C.
The bench further analyzed the constitutional validity of the impugned provisions and discussed the interpretation of Articles 14 and 21 in light of recent precedents...
Citing the ratio in prior decisions, the court held that the legislative intent was to ensure...
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