Observing that incarceration without trial amounts to punishment, the Supreme Court granted bail to a Punjab resident in an attempt-to-murder case, noting that he had spent two years in jail without the trial even commencing.
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A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and P.V. Varale, in its recent order, said Pradeep Kumar alias Banu was booked for various offences, including attempt to murder, in February 2024, but the prosecution is yet to examine any one of the 23 witnesses related to the case.
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It set aside the July 11, 2025, order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court rejecting Mr. Kumar's bail plea.
