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'Gruesome Crime Alone Not Ground To Deny Bail': Calcutta High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail In 2021 Post-Poll Violence Case
Srinjoy Das
25 Feb 2026 8:55 PM IST
The Calcutta High Court has granted anticipatory bail to an accused in a CBI-probed murder arising out of the 2021 post-poll violence, holding that even in cases involving grave allegations, pre-arrest protection must be decided on the “nature and quality of evidence prima facie available” and not merely on the seriousness of the offence. Justice Jay Sengupta observed that courts...
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