SC Sets Aside Bail as Parity with Co-Accused Cannot Override Heinous Nature of Offence

Indresh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. (Supreme Court of India) The matter before the Supreme Court arose from an appeal challenging an order of the Allahabad High Court dated 15 December 2021, by which bail had been granted to an accused arrested in connection with Crime Case No. 08 of 2019. The case involved allegations under Sections 302, 201, 376 read with Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 5 and 6 of the POCSO Act concerning the alleged rape and murder of an eleven-year-old child. The High Court had granted bail after observing that it had considered the overal...