Calcutta High Court Grants Bail to HIV-Positive Prisoner After 15 Years: Appeal Pending Against Murder Conviction

Nov 08, 2025 01:40 am CST

The Calcutta High Court has granted conditional bail to a man serving life imprisonment for murder who has been incarcerated for nearly 15 years while suffering from HIV. With good conduct reports and a pending appeal scheduled for next March, the court has suspended his sentence and imposed reporting requirements while acknowledging the remote possibility of an immediate appeal hearing.