#evidentiary scrutiny

Bombay High Court grants pre-arrest bail under the SC/ST Act, holding that mere allegations without overt acts and CCTV footage showing assistance to the victim negate a prima facie case. This ruling reinforces evidentiary scrutiny in atrocity cases, impacting bail jurisprudence under the Act.

Bombay High Court suspends sentence and grants bail to a convict under Sections 302 and 307 IPC after 8 years and 5 months of detention, emphasizing parity with co-accused who were granted bail. The ruling underscores that inconsistencies in evidence and equal treatment in sentencing override the gravity of the offence.