Overview
- A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi relaxed bail to permit the visit under the same conditions previously imposed.
- Uttar Pradesh reported that 36 prosecution witnesses have been examined and 85 remain to be heard, with 10 exempted.
- The state told the court the trial judge has 789 other trials, and the bench pressed for additional courts to handle the load.
- The matter has been listed for further hearing in March 2026 for an updated status review.
- An FIR alleging attempts to influence witnesses is under inquiry on the court’s direction, while the murder trial proceeds on charges framed in December 2023.