Indrani
Mukerjea
has
been
granted
bail
by
the
Supreme
court
of
India
on
Wednesday
(May
18,
2022).
The
former
media
executive,
who
has
been
facing
trial
for
the
alleged
murder
of
her
daughter
Sheena
Bora,
was
arrested
on
August
25,
2015.
Indrani
Mukerjea
was
in
custody
ever
since
her
arrest
and
is
now
granted
bail
after
spending
6.5
years
in
jail.
Mukul
Rohatgi,
the
prosecution
lawyer
submitted
that
she
has
been
in
jail
for
the
last
6.5
years,
and
the
trial
is
not
likely
to
end
anytime
soon.
Considering
the
submission
of
the
prosecution,
the
bench
of
justices,
including
L
Ngeswara
Rao,
BR
Gavai,
and
AS
Bopanna
decided
to
grant
bail
to
Indrani
Mukerjea.
"We
are
granting
bail...
6.5
years
is
too
long
a
time," the
bench
stated.
"Indrani
Mukerjea
has
been
in
custody
for
6.5
years.
This
case
is
based
on
circumstantial
evidence.
We
are
not
making
comments
on
the
merits
of
the
case.
Even
if
50
per
cent
of
witnesses
are
given
up
by
the
prosecution,
the
trial
would
not
be
over
soon.
She
is
granted
bail,"
said
the
Supreme
Court
bench.
Indian
Express
reported
that
according
to
the
court
order,
Indrani
Mukerjea
will
be
released
on
bail
subject
to
satisfaction
of
the
trial
court.
The
same
conditions
that
were
imposed
on
her
former
husband
and
co-accused
Peter
Mukerjea
will
also
be
imposed
on
her.
For
the
unversed,
Indrani
Mukerjea
has
been
granted
bail
in
her
10th
attempt.
The
first
attempt
was
in
February
2016,
around
6
months
after
her
arrest.
The
50-year-old
was
in
the
Byculla
women's
jail
ever
since
she
was
arrested
for
allegedly
murdering
her
daughter
Sheena
Bora,
with
the
help
of
her
husband
Peter
Mukerjea
and
ex-husband
Sanjay
Khanna.
Peter
and
Indrani
ended
their
17-year-long
marriage
in
September
2018,
while
they
were
still
in
jail.
He
was
later
granted
bail
in
March
2020.