P&H : Grants Bail To 19-Year-Old Woman In Murder Case, Cites Delay In Trial And Welfare Proviso For Women Under BNSS
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to 19-year-old accused in murder case, noting her prolonged incarceration, slow pace of trial, and the welfare-oriented proviso for women under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).
The prosecution alleges that the deceased was assaulted by multiple persons; while the fatal blows were attributed to a co-accused, the petitioner was alleged to have given a stick injury.
Petitioner argued that she has been in custody for 1 year 8 mothns and 13 days, main assailant remains in custody; she is a young woman with no criminal antecedents; and the trial...
