Andhra Pradesh High Court Grants 17-Day Interim Bail To Murder Convict To Appear For LLB Semester Exam
The Andhra Pradesh Excessive Court docket just lately granted 17-day interim bail to a homicide convict, who’s pursuing a five-year B.Com LL. B course, to allow him to seem for his closing semester examinations.
A bench of Justice Ok Suresh Reddy and Justice V Sujatha handed the order to “meet the ends of justice” because the convict’s enchantment towards his conviction is presently pending earlier than the courtroom.
The interim aid was granted to the appellant (Accused No.2/Murali Jai Ganesh), who was convicted in Could final 12 months by the X Extra District and Periods Decide, Tirupati. Following his conviction, he was taken into custody and is presently serving his sentence in Central Jail, Kadapa.
Earlier than the HC, he moved an utility beneath Part 430(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, looking for his launch on an interim bail by suspending the sentence of imprisonment to seem for his X Semester examinations scheduled from June 23 to July 2, 2025, together with viva-voce from June 27 to July 5, 2025 in a legislation faculty located in Tirupathi.
The appellant’s counsel apprised the bench that the accused couldn’t seem for the exams in the month of June, 2024, as he languished in jail; nonetheless, now this time he needs to seem for a similar. It was additionally submitted that, apart from X Semester, there are not any different backlogs to the petitioner.
The State, although against common bail, didn’t object to granting bail for a restricted interval.
After perusing the file, the Court docket famous that the petitioner was a legislation scholar with no pending backlogs besides the ultimate semester. Thus, observing that the aid would serve the curiosity of justice, the Court docket granted him interim bail from June 21 to July 7, 2025 (each days inclusive).
The interim bail has been granted topic to the appellant executing a private bond of ₹10,000 with one surety of the like quantity to the satisfaction of the Superintendent, Central Jail, Kadapa.
Moreover, the Court docket has directed him to give up earlier than the Superintendent of Central Jail, Kadapa, by 5:00 PM on July 7, 2025, with out fail.
Case title – Murali Jai Ganesh vs The State Of Andhra Pradesh
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