The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a 28-year-old law graduate accused of murdering her mother, observing that her continued incarceration was depriving her seven-year-old son of maternal care and supervision.

Justice Sanjeev Narula, while granting regular bail on Wednesday, said the child’s welfare required humanitarian consideration since the woman’s former husband was not attending to the child, who currently resides with the husband’s relatives.

“Prolonged incarceration, in these circumstances, bears directly upon the child’s welfare and deprives him of the care and supervision of his natural guardian. The plea for bail, therefore, also warrants consideration on humanitarian grounds,” the court observed.

According to the prosecution, the accused allegedly conspired with her par

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