The safety of the victim and the sanctity of the trial are paramount considerations while adjudicating bail applications in cases involving sexual offences against children, the Supreme Court said in a judgment as it cancelled the bail granted to an accused in a 2024 gangrape case.
Allowing an appeal filed by the victim, a Bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and R. Mahadevan held that the April 2025 order of the Allahabad High Court granting bail had resulted in a “miscarriage of justice”, as it failed to account for the threat to the victi
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