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Bhanwari case: Rajasthan HC grants bail to former minister Mahipal Maderna | Jodhpur News
JODHPUR: The Rajasthan high court on Tuesday granted bail to former minister Mahipal Maderna, the main accused in the infamous Bhanwari Devi abduction and murder case. He was already out on interim bail on health grounds and had moved a fresh application for permanent bail.
Justice Dinesh Mehta granted bail to five other accused of the case, including Amarchand (husband of Bhanwari Devi) Shahabuddin, Bishnaram Bishnoi, Kailash Jakhar and Baldev also along with Maderna.
With this, all the 16 accused of the case have been granted bail except Indra Bishnoi, who is yet to move the bail application.
According to a counsel for the petitioners, bail order by the Supreme Court set the precedent for all these bails in just a span of a month.
It may be noted that the apex court had granted bail to one of the accused Parasram Bishnoi on the ground that the trial had taken inordinately long time and the accused have already served around 10 years in jail.
Before this, Malkhan Singh Bishnoi had been granted bail on August 10. All these accused had moved high court after the trial court had rejected their bail applications.
Justice Dinesh Mehta granted bail to five other accused of the case, including Amarchand (husband of Bhanwari Devi) Shahabuddin, Bishnaram Bishnoi, Kailash Jakhar and Baldev also along with Maderna.
With this, all the 16 accused of the case have been granted bail except Indra Bishnoi, who is yet to move the bail application.
According to a counsel for the petitioners, bail order by the Supreme Court set the precedent for all these bails in just a span of a month.
It may be noted that the apex court had granted bail to one of the accused Parasram Bishnoi on the ground that the trial had taken inordinately long time and the accused have already served around 10 years in jail.
Before this, Malkhan Singh Bishnoi had been granted bail on August 10. All these accused had moved high court after the trial court had rejected their bail applications.
