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Rajasthan High Court Denies Bail to Five in Kanhaiya Lal Case
The Rajasthan High Court refused to release five people on bail in the case about the killing of Kanhaiya Lal Teli.
He was killed at his shop in Udaipur in June 2022.
The court said the alleged crime was very serious and that the investigation gave enough initial grounds for the case to continue.
The five accused said there was not enough evidence against them and that the trial could take a long time.
The National Investigation Agency argued that they had important roles in the alleged crime.
The court referred to rules that limit bail in certain cases under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
It also quoted Mahatma Gandhi on terrorism and weakness.
The court said the trial court must decide the case independently of its bail ruling.
The Rajasthan High Court denied bail to five accused in the 2022 murder of Udaipur shopkeeper Kanhaiya Lal Teli.
The bench cited the alleged crime’s gravity, the accuseds’ attributed roles in a wider conspiracy, and the terrorist nature of the act.
The five accused argued there was no cogent evidence linking them to the scene or to messages promoting enmity, and cited other accused who received bail.
The National Investigation Agency said the five played active and integral roles; the court found the charge-sheet and framed charges met the prima facie threshold under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
The court said its remarks concerned only bail and should not influence the trial, which remains ongoing.
- Who
- The Rajasthan High Court, ruling on bail applications by five accused in the Kanhaiya Lal Teli murder case.
- What
- The court denied bail, finding the prima facie threshold under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act was met.
- Where
- Rajasthan High Court; the murder took place at Kanhaiya Lal Teli’s shop in Udaipur.
- When
- Saturday; the murder occurred on June 28, 2022.
- Why
- The court cited the alleged offence’s gravity, the accuseds’ attributed roles, and material in the charge-sheet that it found sufficient at the bail stage.
Accused and their lawyers
National Investigation Agency and court
Evidence and alleged roles
Accused and their lawyers
The accused argued there was no cogent evidence placing them near the shop during the relevant period or showing they sent messages that promoted enmity.
National Investigation Agency and court
The NIA said the accused played active, indispensable, and integral roles. The court found the charge-sheet provided sufficient prima facie material to proceed.
Bail and trial delay
Accused and their lawyers
The accused pointed to bail granted to two other accused and argued they had been in custody for over four and a half years while the trial remained far from conclusion.
National Investigation Agency and court
The court held that the alleged crime’s gravity and the statutory bail restriction under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act weighed against release at this stage.
Key facts
- Accused denied bail
- Wasim Ali, Muslim Khan, Mohsin Khan, Mohammad Mohsin, and Asif Hussain
- Murder date
- June 28, 2022
- Location of murder
- Kanhaiya Lal Teli’s shop in Udaipur
- Investigating agency
- National Investigation Agency
- Charge-sheet filed
- August 22, 2022
- Charges framed
- Early 2024
- Applicable law cited
- Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
- Trial status
- Ongoing; the court said its bail observations must not influence the trial
Quotes
Rajasthan High Court bench
The bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Agrawal and Justice Sameer Jain deciding the bail applications.
“Terrorism is not merely an assault on a physical body; it is a calculated, theatrical assault on the psychological sovereignty of the country. Its ultimate objective is not just to commit an offence, but the assassination of peace. It seeks to replace the ‘Rule of Law’ with the ‘Rule of Fear’.”
indianexpress.com
“The paradigm of bail shifts entirely when the crime in question is not aimed at an individual, but at the very soul of the nation.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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