P&H: Denies Interim Bail to Man Seeking to Care for Wife With Stage-IV Cancer

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⚖️ Order Date: 13 Oct 2026
Headnotes

Bail — Interim bail — Ground of medical condition of spouse — Applicant seeking 8 weeks’ of interim bail — Wife’s medical condition had to be considered in backdrop of allegations against petitioner and circumstances on record — Having regard to gravity of allegations and specific...


Facts of the Case

P&H: Denies Interim Bail to Man Seeking to Care for Wife With Stage-IV Cancer

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to grant Rajat Dahra eight weeks of interim bail to care for his wife, who was stated to be suffering from Stage-IV metastatic cancer. Justice Sumeet Goel held that the request had to be assessed alongside the allegations against Dahra and his alleged role in the offence.

Dahra’s counsel told the Court that his wife’s condition was deteriorating and that she had recently been admitted to hospital after experiencing vertigo, vomiting and blood in her vomit. Counsel also said Dahra was the only family member able to attend to her, as their...

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