Vithal Damuji Meher vs Manik Madhukar Sarve

The Supreme Court set aside the grant of bail to the Petitioner in Criminal Appeal No. 3573 of 2024, directing him to surrender within three weeks. The Court emphasized that the grant of bail to co-accused does not automatically entitle the Petitioner to bail, and noted that the Petitioner had been incarcerated for only about 5.5 months, which does not constitute significant incarceration. The Court also clarified that the High Court and Trial Court are permitted to consider any future bail applications by the Petitioner based on merits and changes in circumstances, adhering to the principles established in Sanjay Kumar Agarwal v State Tax Officer, (2024) 2 SCC 362.