'Bail by HCs shouldn't be challenged': SC rejects appeal by Chhattisgarh govt

SC said that once a high court grants bail to an accused, it must be treated as finalNEW DELHI: In an important exposition on the working of criminal justice process without diluting the primacy of individual liberty, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said that once a high court grants bail to an accused, it must be treated as final and SC must not entertain appeals against the order by the state, reports DhananjayMahapatra.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana made the statement as they disposed of Chhattisgarh govt's appeal against grant of bail to Chaitanya Baghel, son of ex-CM Bhupesh Baghel, despite having serious reservations about HC's order, and said judicial system must get back to the trend during 1980s, when then CJI P N Bhagwati had said HC's orders