Supreme Court of India · 2004-03-12
Kalyan Chandra Sarkar vs Rajesh Ranjan Alias Pappu Yadav & Anr
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2004 SUPREME COURT 1866
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Kalyan Chandra Sarkar
- Respondent
- Rajesh Ranjan Alias Pappu Yadav & Anr
- Bench
- N. Santosh Hegde, B. P. Singh
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the appeal against the High Court's order granting bail to the first respondent in a murder case involving a political conspiracy under Section 302 IPC. The Court emphasized that the nature of the crime, being heinous and involving a conspiracy to murder, warranted a stringent approach towards bail. Ultimately, the Court set aside the High Court's bail order, reinforcing the principle that serious charges necessitate careful scrutiny before granting bail.