‘Bail is Rule and Jail is Exception’: Surat Court Grants Bail to Seven Accused Eight Days After Arrest for Knife and Iron Rod Attack
Seven accused, arrested on 14 May 2026 for an alleged knife, wooden stick and iron rod attack on multiple victims, were granted bail by the Surat Court just eight days later, after observing that bail is the general rule under Indian criminal jurisprudence regardless of the seriousness of the offence alleged.