SLP(Crl) No. 000701 - / 2021

When the main accused in a criminal matter have been granted bail, a co-accused whose alleged role is limited to providing shelter or a lesser overt act is entitled to parity of treatment in bail consideration. As analysed on casestatus.in, courts may exercise discretion to extend bail to such an accused without commenting on the merits, applying the well-established principle of parity in bail jurisprudence under the Code of Criminal Procedure.