The High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, in a significant judgment delivered by Justice Ajay Bhanot , has ruled that gathering defence evidence and preparing a defence strategy can be a valid ground for granting bail to an accused, particularly at the stage when prosecution evidence has concluded or is nearing completion. The Court laid down a comprehensive set of parameters to guide judicial discretion in such matters while granting bail to the applicant, Vikash Kanjad.

The central legal issue before the court, arising from a batch of second bail applications, was: “whether gathering of defence evidence, preparation of defence strategy and effectively prosecuting the defence case in a trial can be a ground for granting bail?”

Background of the Case

The ruling was delivered in the c

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