P&H: Grants Bail in Group Violence Murder Case, Cites Long Custody of More than 2 Years and Lack of Specific Role
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to Ashok Kumar in a murder case, observing that no specific overt act had been attributed to him and that his continued custody for over two years could not be justified when the trial was moving slowly.
Justice Manisha Batra was hearing a second bail petition filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The case arose from an FIR registered under Sections 302, 452, 506, 34, 148 and 149 of the IPC at Khanauri police station in Sangrur district.
According to the complaint, the victim Naresh...
