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Bail granted to alleged Bishnoi gang member in double murder case
Livelaw reports that the Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to Karambir, an alleged member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, in a double murder case. The court held that his…
The Story in Brief
Livelaw reports that the Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to Karambir, an alleged member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, in a double murder case. The court held that his role of arranging firearms and harbouring the assailants was distinct from the direct commission of murder.
Justice Manisha Batra noted that the case against him rested on a co-accused's disclosure statement, and he had undergone four years and four months of custody. Only 38 of 91 prosecution witnesses have been examined, so further pre-trial detention would not serve justice. The FIR was lodged in 2022 for the fatal shooting of two brothers in Gurugram.
The Indian Opinion
Some may see this bail as yet another instance of gangsters walking free. But the court's reasoning was fact-specific: the man was not a shooter, his role was that of a facilitator, and he had already spent four years in custody with only a third of witnesses examined. The case against him rests largely on a co-accused's statement. The real test is whether the trial will be concluded without further delay, now that the accused is out.
Source: livelaw.in
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