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Sheena Bora murder case: Indrani Mukerjea gets bail on 10th request - Timeline
Granting bail to Indrani Mukerjea, the Supreme Court observed that even if 50% witnesses are given up, the trial will not be completed soon and noted that she had already spent 6.5 years in prison
MUMBAI: Former media executive Indrani Mukerjea, arrested in August 2015 on charges of killing her daughter Sheena Bora three years earlier, was granted bail by the Supreme Court on Wednesday. This was her 10th attempt to seek bail; the first was in early February 2016 within six months of her arrest.
The 50-year-old, who has been in Byculla jail since her arrest, told the court the trial was unlikely to end soon as 185 out of 253 witnesses have yet to be examined.
READ: 'Been in custody for 6.5 years' - Why SC granted bail to Indrani Mukerjea in Sheena Bora murder case
A timeline of her many attempts to get bail :
August 2015: Arrested for her daughter’s murder
February 5, 2016: Filed bail plea in Special CBI court stating she needs to recover from deteriorating health to face trial
April 1, 2016: Bail plea rejected
September 2018: Indrani’s second bail plea rejected
October 2018: Indrani files third bail plea on health grounds
November 2018: Judge rejects bail request
April 2019: Indrani files fourth bail plea
December 2019: Special CBI judge rejects bail plea
January 1, 2020: Indrani moves bail for the fifth time. This time, she alleges evidence was planted against her by the prosecution
June 2020: Pending the bail plea, Indrani Mukerjea seeks interim bail for 45 days
July 2020: Special CBI court rejects plea for interim bail of 45 days
August 5, 2020: Indrani’s fifth bail plea is also rejected
May 2021: Indrani Mukherjee seeks interim bail again, citing Covid-19 pandemic
July 2021: Judge rejects plea for interim bail
November 16, 2021: Bombay high court rejects Indrani’s bail plea
January 23, 2022: Bombay high rejects Indrani’s second bail plea
Indrani Mukerjea approached the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay high court’s rejection of her bail request on November 16, 2021.
