#Post-Conviction Relief

The Madhya Pradesh High Court granted bail to a convicted accused under the SC/ST Act after finding no gunshot injury in the postmortem report, despite allegations of firearm possession. This ruling establishes that when forensic evidence directly contradicts the core accusation, proportionality and prolonged trial risks justify post-conviction bail-even in serious offences-setting a precedent for fact-based judicial restraint in caste-based violence cases.