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Supreme Court Rejects Extension of Vikas Yadav’s Interim Bail in Nitish Katara Case

The decision underscores judicial limits on post-conviction interim bail in the long-running case.

Yadav, son of former Parliamentarian DP Yadav, is undergoing a 25-year fixed sentence without remission. (HT file photo)
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Overview

  • The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain Vikas Yadav’s plea and refused to extend his interim bail after he withdrew the petition to pursue proceedings in the Delhi High Court.
  • Yadav had sought temporary release to get married and to arrange the ₹54 lakh fine and identification documents, with his counsel noting the High Court will take up the matter on December 2.
  • He surrendered on September 9 following a Delhi High Court order that refused an extension, stated it lacked power to grant such interim relief post-conviction, and directed police to verify his marriage claim.
  • The top court had granted him interim bail on April 24 citing his mother’s illness, extended it several times, and on September 8 declined further relief, remarking the requests could become never-ending.
  • Yadav is serving a 25-year fixed term without remission for the 2002 murder of Nitish Katara, while co-convict Sukhdev was ordered released in July after completing a 20-year sentence.