India, Feb. 14 -- A Judge from the Allahabad High Court on Friday recused himself from hearing bail pleas, remarking that certain observations made by the Supreme Court in the dowry death case had "huge demoralising and chilling effect" on him.

The remarks were made by Pankaj Bhatia of the Lucknow bench while hearing a bail application of a murder accused. The High Court earlier granted a bail plea, but the Supreme Court on February 9 set aside the plea and called it a "shocking and disappointing" order, news agency PTI reported.

The High Court judge declined to hear the plea and also urged the Chief Justice to withdraw the bail roster from him. He also said that after reading the judgment of the Supreme Court, he feels that " the bail ...