Published on : 27 Oct 2025, 3:09 pm 2 min read

The Supreme Court on Monday set aside a Madhya Pradesh High Court order that had suspended the life sentence of two men convicted of murder on the condition that they plant trees and serve a social cause.

A Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria said the High Court’s reasoning in granting suspension of sentence was unsustainable in law.

“The High Court has got swayed while imposing bail conditions and directing the accused convicted for murder to carry out plantation of saplings on the premise that it is for social cause. Bail was granted without merits. This cannot stand the test of law,” Justice Kumar said while pronouncing the order.

However, the Court directed that the convicts not be taken into custody until two i

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