Supreme Court Held, Bail Granted to an Accused Can be ‘Cancelled’ After Filling Chargesheet

The Supreme Court held on Monday that default bail granted to an accused can be cancelled if a special and strong case is made out upon filing of a charge sheet.
A bench of Justices M R Shah and C T Ravikumar stated that the mere filing of a charge sheet will not result in cancellation unless the court is satisfied that a strong case has been made out that the accused committed a non-bailable offence.
The bench stated, “The bail granted to an accused can be cancelled on merits if a special and strong ground is made out on filing of a charge sheet and the courts are not precluded from considering plea for cancellation of bail.”
The observation came as the Telangana High Court directed the CBI to consider the merits of Erra Gangi Reddy’s bail cancellation request in connection with the murder of former Andhra Pradesh Minister Y S Vivekananda Reddy.
On March 15, 2019, Vivekananda Reddy, the younger brother of late Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy and the uncle of incumbent Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, was found murdered at his residence in Pulivendula.