P&H: Grants Regular Bail in Murder Case, petitioner not named in FIR and Custody of more than 3 years and 6 months, Citing Prolonged Custody and Delay in Trial
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to Rajit, who was facing trial in a murder case registered under Sections 302, 201 and 404 of the IPC. The Court noted that he had remained in custody for more than three years and six months and that the trial was moving slowly.
According to the prosecution, the case arose from the death of Somwati in a rented room at Liwan, Sonipat. The complainant, Pardeep Sharma, had reported a foul smell from the locked room, after which police found Somwati dead. The post-mortem concluded that the death was due...
