Twisha Sharma case: Why court rejected mother-in-law’s bail application

4 min readBhopalJul 26, 2026 05:33 AM IST The court also noted that Giribala Singh had served as Principal District and Sessions Judge in Bhopal and was serving as Chairperson of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Bhopal, at the time of the incident. A district court in Bhopal Friday rejected the bail application of retired judge Giribala Singh, holding that releasing her at this stage could influence evidence in the dowry death case of her daughter-in-law, model-turned-actor Twisha Sharma. The court observed that the prosecution’s apprehension that evidence could be affected if Giribala Singh was granted bail “cannot be said to be unfounded” and noted that the case diary contained sufficient material indicating her alleged involvement.Rejecting the plea, First Additional