Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Allahabad High Court Rejects Second Bail Pleas in Murder Case
The Allahabad High Court has refused to release three men on bail while their appeals continue.
They are serving life sentences for the 1996 killing of MLA Jawahar Yadav.
The men said they had been in prison for a long time and their appeals had not been heard for more than two years.
The court said it had urged their lawyers to argue the appeals since May 2023.
But, according to the court, the defence repeatedly asked to delay those arguments and instead sought temporary release.
The judges said the seriousness of the crime also mattered.
For those reasons, the men could not get bail just because they had spent a long time in prison.
A fourth man serving a life sentence did not file a second bail application because his sentence had recently been reduced by the Uttar Pradesh government.
The Allahabad High Court rejected second bail applications from Kapil Muni Karwariya, Surya Bhan Karwariya and Ramchandra Tripathi.
The three are serving life sentences for the 1996 murder of Samajwadi Party MLA Jawahar Yadav.
The court had rejected their earlier bail applications on May 9, 2023.
The applicants cited prolonged incarceration and appeals that had remained unheard for more than two years.
The bench said repeated requests for adjournments and the gravity of the offence meant they could not obtain bail solely based on time served.
- Who
- The Allahabad High Court; applicants Kapil Muni Karwariya, Surya Bhan Karwariya and Ramchandra Tripathi; and murder victim Jawahar Yadav.
- What
- The court rejected the three applicants’ second bail pleas in the 1996 murder case.
- When
- The order was dated October 5; the report was published October 7. The murder took place on August 13, 1996.
- Where
- The murder took place in Prayagraj’s Civil Lines area; the bail order was issued by the Allahabad High Court.
- Why
- The court cited the seriousness of the offence and the applicants’ conduct in seeking adjournments instead of proceeding to a final hearing.
Applicants’ arguments
Court’s reasoning
Time in prison and pending appeals
Applicants’ arguments
The applicants argued that they had been incarcerated for a prolonged period and their criminal appeals had remained unheard for more than two years.
Court’s reasoning
The court said prolonged incarceration alone did not justify bail, given the gravity of the offence and the applicants’ conduct.
Progress toward appeal hearings
Applicants’ arguments
The applicants pressed for short-term bail while their appeals remained pending.
Court’s reasoning
The bench said it had urged the defence to argue the main appeals since May 2023, but the defence repeatedly sought adjournments.
- Applicants
- Kapil Muni Karwariya, Surya Bhan Karwariya and Ramchandra Tripathi
- Victim
- Jawahar Yadav, also known as Jawahar Pandit
- Murder date
- August 13, 1996
- Location
- Civil Lines area of Prayagraj
- Trial court outcome
- The Karwariya brothers and their accomplices were convicted in 2019 and sentenced to life imprisonment.
- Earlier bail rejection
- The court had rejected their earlier bail applications on May 9, 2023.
- Fourth brother
- Uday Bhan Karwariya did not file a second bail application; his sentence had recently been commuted by the Uttar Pradesh government.