Sat, 7 Nov, 2026, 01:25 pm
Reported by LawChakra
The Supreme Court has set aside bail granted to a Delhi Police member accused in a death case, finding that the High Court had acknowledged a reasonable apprehension of witness tampering but failed to give it due weight. It directed surrender within two weeks, while preserving the right to seek bail upon changed circumstances.
New Delhi: A trial’s likely delay did not justify granting bail in the circumstances of a serious case where the High Court itself noted a reasonable apprehension of witness tampering, the Supreme Court held in Sheetal Kapoor v. Praveen Kumar & Another .
Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva allowed the victim’s widow’s appeal on November 6, 2026. The signed order was uploaded on November 7.
The case arose from Ankush Sharma’s death on August 10, 2024. An FIR was registered at Beta 2 police station in Greater Noida under Sections 123, 103(1) and 238 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Praveen Kumar, a member of the Delhi Police, was arrested and subsequently chargesheeted.
The Sessions Court refused bail in December 2024. The Allahabad High Court rejected his first bail application in September 2025, but allowed a second application on November 11, 2025. Sheetal Kapoor challenged that grant before the Supreme Court.
