BHAGAT SINGH vs THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH — Crl.A. No. 2777/2026

Case under 1511Cb-criminal Law : Criminal Matters Other Than Covered by the Aforesaid Categories(matters Filed for Cancellation of Bail/ Challenging Grant of Regular Bail or Anticipatory Bail) Section II. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010108132026

Filing Date

18-Feb-2026

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 2777/2026

Diary Number

10813/2026

Order Date

22-May-2026

Document Type

Judgement - of Main Case

Neutral Citation

2026 INSC 527

Disposal Type

Leave Granted & Allowed

Last updated 13-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

1511CB-Criminal Law : Criminal matters other than covered by the aforesaid categories(Matters filed for cancellation of bail/ challenging grant of regular bail or anticipatory bail) Section II

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.BHAGAT SINGH

    Adv. DCOSTA IVO MANUEL SIMON

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH

    Adv. SHASHANK SHEKHAR SINGH[R-1] KUSHAGRA PANDEY [R-2]

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 22-May-2026

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 22-May-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 22-May-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh

  5. 06-May-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  6. 06-May-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh

  7. 02-Apr-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  8. 02-Apr-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Augustine George Masih

  9. 27-Feb-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  10. 27-Feb-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  11. 18-Feb-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 2777/2026

  12. [ 2026 INSC 527 ]

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

casestatus.in Summary

Summary: The Supreme Court set aside the Allahabad High Court's order granting bail to Kunwarpal Singh (accused of murdering the petitioner's uncle) on May 22, 2026. The court found the High Court's decision to be non-reasoned and cryptic, holding that the absence of allegations during inquest proceedings cannot be used in isolation to negate compelling evidence including the FIR, chargesheet, post-mortem report, recovery of the murder weapon, and witness statements. The matter was remanded to the High Court for fresh consideration of the bail application in accordance with settled legal principles, with the accused ordered to surrender within one week. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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