According to the Counsel, the bottle being in a closed state is highly improbable as no one would care to close the bottle and keep it there, after pouring kerosene over the body of a person and setting her ablaze.
Anil Kumar was arrested for the offense under IPC Sections 498a, 304 b, and provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The Supreme Court has now granted him bail.
The High Court had observed while disposing of the bail application that detention period and delay in trial are material factors for consideration of bail, but apart from that the nature of offence and its seriousness is also to be seen and the impact of bail on society at large.
The Supreme Court of India has dismissed an appeal challenging the judgment passed by the Special Court convicting the accused for the offence punishable under Section 21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, that talk about the Punishment for contravention in relation.