Panchkula, Feb. 23 -- The court of the additional sessions judge in Panchkula has rejected the fifth bail application of a 40-year-old man accused of murdering his wife.

The accused, Abhishek Dutt, a resident of Kalka, had approached the court for bail again, citing need of regular medical care after donating 50% of his liver to his father during interim bail.

Dutt is facing trial for allegedly stabbing his wife in the chest on the night of February 9, 2024. The Kalka police had booked him under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code. He is currently lodged in Central Jail, Ambala.

During the hearing, the defence counsel argued that charges were framed in November 2024 and that only four out of 27 prosecution witnesses had been ...