Supreme Court Grants Bail to Amit Rai - Paltu after Nine Years in Custody.


04 September 2025 Bail and Antcipatory Bail >> Criminal Law  

Amit Rai Paltu, appellant no. 1, filed an appeal with the Supreme Court in M. Raghuram Naidu v. State of Chhattisgarh (related to Criminal Appeals 850-851 of 2018) asking for his sentence to be suspended and his release on bail to be granted. He was found guilty in accordance with Section 27 of the Arms Act and Sections 302/149, 147, and 148 of the IPC.

The Court noticed that other co-accused in the same case, including the person who fired the fatal shot, had already been granted bail after roughly four years of incarceration. Amit Rai, on the other hand, has been detained for more than nine years, albeit he absconded after being given parole between 2019 and 2022 before willingly turning himself in.


 

 
 
 

Despite acknowledging that the accused are in a comparable situation, the State argued against bail, noting the abscondence. The Court stayed his sentence and granted him release on bail with stringent conditions in light of his lengthy detention and the appeal's pending status since 2017.

Amit Rai is required to report to the local police station every week (every Monday at 11:00 a.m.) and appear before the trial court at all scheduled hearings. If he doesn't follow through, his bail will be canceled.

As a result, the interlocutory application was dismissed.


Section 147., Indian Penal Code - 1860

Section 148., Indian Penal Code - 1860  

Section 149., Indian Penal Code - 1860  

Section 302., Indian Penal Code - 1860  

Indian Penal Code, 1860  

Section 27, Arms Act - 1959  

Arms Act, 1959