SC grants bail to BJP leader Giriraj Singh Malinga in assault case
New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- The Supreme Court has granted bail to BJP leader and former Rajasthan MLA Girraj Singh Malinga, overturning a Rajasthan High Court decision that had cancelled his earlier bail in an assault case.
Malinga, who was accused of assaulting a Dalit engineer in March 2022, approached the Supreme Court after the High Court's July 5, 2023, order revoked the bail granted to him in 2022.
On December 13, a bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Aravind Kumar restored the bail, noting that Malinga had surrendered as directed by the court during earlier proceedings.
The bench observed, "Considering the appellant's compliance with our earlier directions and the facts and circumstances of the case, we are inclined to set asi...
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