Maha: Court grants bail to man booked for culpable homicide, says pre-trial detention shouldn't be pre-trial sentence

A court here in Maharashtra has granted bail to a man from Navi Mumbai charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder observing a ''pre-­trial detention should not be a pre­trial sentence".

Thane additional sessions judge Rachna Tehera granted bail to the accused arrested in Rabale on October 27, 2022, recently.

The incident occurred during a drunken brawl outside a shop when the accused allegedly thrashed a 20-year-old man, resulting in his death, the prosecution said.

''Taking into consideration the facts of the case, and rival submissions made at the bar, it seems that the accused/ applicant is in custody since October 27, 2022. Bail is the rule. Jail is an exception. A pre-­trial detention should not be a pre­trial sentence,'' the judge noted in the order.

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