Allahabad HC Judge Seeks Removal From Bail Roster After SC Calls Order 'Shocking'

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News18•13-02-2026, 20:58
Allahabad HC Judge Seeks Removal From Bail Roster After SC Calls Order 'Shocking'
- •Justice Pankaj Bhatia requested removal from the bail roster after Supreme Court criticism.
- •SC termed his bail order in a dowry death case "one of the most shocking and disappointing orders."
- •The High Court granted bail to a man accused of strangling his wife, citing no prior criminal history.
- •SC bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice KV Viswanathan canceled the bail.
- •The case involves a dowry death where the wife died within three months of marriage, with post-mortem confirming strangulation.
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