The Supreme Court has overturned a High Court order granting bail to two individuals accused of murder, citing "cryptic reasoning" in the High Court's decision. The case revolves around an incident where the accused allegedly transported the victim to the hospital after the crime.

The Supreme Court bench, comprising Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma, stated that the High Court's reasoning for granting bail was insufficient, noting that the High Court merely pointed out that the accused had taken the victim to the hospital. The Supreme Court emphasized that the trial court had appropriately considered this aspect when it initially denied bail.

According to the FIR registered on March 22, 2023, the accused are charged under sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) pertaining to murder, rioting, and other offenses. The complainant, Baljinder Singh alias Aman, alleged that the accused, Mandeep Singh alias Bhoda and Narinder Kumar alias Nindi, along with others, trespassed onto his land and used abusive language against him.

The Supreme Court acknowledged that the accused might have indeed taken the injured victim to the hospital, but the victim was declared dead upon arrival. The court asserted that this fact needed to be considered separately from determining who committed the offense. The bench stated that the High Court's order warranted intervention, thus restoring the Sessions Court's order. The High Court had previously overturned the Trial Court's decision, which had denied regular bail to the accused.

The Trial Court had refused bail, considering that one of the accused had a history of criminal activity, with eight other cases registered against him, and also considering the severity of the alleged crime. The High Court, however, granted bail through an order dated November 14, 2024, which the Supreme Court has now set aside.

The complainant challenged the High Court's order, arguing that it lacked sufficient reasoning for granting bail to the accused. The complainant also stated that the High Court's decision only cryptically recorded the submissions and provided inadequate reasoning in its paragraphs, leading to the grant of bail.

Allowing the appeal, the Supreme Court directed the accused to surrender to the Jurisdictional Magistrate Court or the concerned Police Station, as their bail was a result of the overturned High Court order. The Supreme Court has in the past set aside orders of High Courts granting bail in murder cases, emphasizing the need for detailed consideration of facts and the seriousness of the crime. The Supreme Court has also stated that merely because no direct action is attributed to an accused in the FIR, it cannot be the only reason to grant bail in a serious offense.