#Gender Considerations in Bail

Rajasthan High Court grants anticipatory bail to five elderly female accused in a 16-year-old case, emphasizing gender, prolonged trial delay, and lack of interference with proceedings as decisive factors. The ruling underscores that undue delay alone can vitiate continued custody, particularly for vulnerable accused under BNSS Section 483.

Rajasthan High Court grants bail to five elderly female accused in a 16-year-old case, emphasizing that prolonged trial delays, gender considerations, and the concluded trial of the main accused outweigh the gravity of offences under Sections 147, 148, 307 IPC, and other statutes. The ruling underscores that bail under BNSS Section 483 must account for humanitarian factors when justice is unduly delayed.