SC Refuses to Interfere with Bail for Accused in Baba Siddique Murder Case

• Supreme Court dismissed plea by Baba Siddique's widow, Shehzeen Ziauddin Siddique, challenging bail granted to Akashdeep Karaj Singh.
• Bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan found the Bombay High Court's bail order to be "well-reasoned."
• The High Court had granted bail to Singh, noting insufficient evidence to establish his complicity with an organized crime syndicate.
• Singh was the first person to receive bail in the case, granted on a surety of Rs 1 lakh with a directive not to leave Mumbai.
• NCP leader Baba Siddique was shot dead on October 12, 2024; 26 people have been arrested, and a chargesheet filed.