{"id":309865,"date":"2023-12-21T17:30:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=309865"},"modified":"2023-12-21T17:02:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T11:32:40","slug":"utthc-rejects-bail-plea-of-main-accused-pulkit-arya-in-ankita-bhandari-murder-case-legal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/12\/21\/utthc-rejects-bail-plea-of-main-accused-pulkit-arya-in-ankita-bhandari-murder-case-legal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ankita Bhandari Murder Case | Uttaranchal High Court rejects bail plea of main accused Pulkit Arya"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Uttaranchal High Court: Ravindra Maithani, J.<\/span>, rejected bail plea of the main accused Pulkit Arya in the Ankita Bhandari Murder Case and observed that the crime was serious and the assertions in the lower Court 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