Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Bhopal Court Rejects Samarth Singh’s Default Bail Plea
A court in Bhopal turned down Samarth Singh’s request to be released on default bail.
This request was connected to the death case of Twisha Sharma.
The court said the CBI filed its challan within 90 days.
It also noted that the court had already taken up the challan.
Singh’s lawyer said the CBI had not finished investigating and that its filing was not final.
The CBI’s position was that the filing counted even if some documents were missing or work on other accused was continuing.
A lawyer representing Twisha Sharma’s parents also opposed the bail request.
The court rejected Singh’s application.
A Bhopal court rejected Samarth Singh’s application for default bail in the Twisha Sharma death case.
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Shobhna Bhalave passed the order on Monday.
The court said the CBI submitted its challan within the stipulated 90 days and the court had taken cognisance.
Samarth Singh’s lawyer argued the CBI’s August 17 filing was not a final report and the investigation remained incomplete.
The CBI and a lawyer representing Twisha Sharma’s parents argued the timely challan and court cognisance meant Singh was not entitled to default bail.
- Who
- Samarth Singh, the applicant; the CBI; and lawyers representing Singh and Twisha Sharma’s parents.
- What
- A court rejected Singh’s application for default bail in the Twisha Sharma death case.
- When
- Monday; the report says the CBI submitted its challan on August 17 and Singh was arrested on May 23, 2026.
- Where
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The court said the CBI submitted the challan within 90 days and the court had taken cognisance of it.
Bail should be granted
Bail should be denied
Whether the investigation was complete
Bail should be granted
Samarth Singh’s lawyer, Ajay Gupta, argued that the CBI’s August 17 filing was not a final investigation report and that the investigation remained underway, so Singh should receive default bail.
Bail should be denied
The CBI argued that a challan filed within the deadline cannot be treated as incomplete merely because some documents are absent or investigation into co-accused continues.
Effect of filing and court cognisance
Bail should be granted
Singh’s side maintained that the investigation had not been completed within 90 days and that the filing did not prevent him from claiming default bail.
Bail should be denied
The CBI and Ankur Pandey, appearing for Twisha Sharma’s parents, argued that the challan was filed within 90 days and the court had taken cognisance, so default bail was not available.
- Case
- Twisha Sharma death case
- Applicant
- Samarth Singh
- Decision
- Default bail application rejected
- Court
- Bhopal District and Sessions Court
- Order passed by
- Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Shobhna Bhalave
- CBI challan date
- August 17
- Deadline cited
- 90 days