BMW accident accused gets interim bail to appear in Air Force exams

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted interim bail to Ishan Shanker Roy -- an accused in an accident case that claimed the life of a Chandigarh policeman -- to enable him to appear for the Air Force Selection Board (AFSB) exams.

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Roy had filed the petition for regular bail in the case registered on May 12 at Sector 3 police station. In his application placed before Justice Manisha Batra’s Bench, Roy was seeking interim bail from May 30 to June 14, 2025, to attend the AFSB exams scheduled from June 2, 2025, in Mysuru, Karnataka. Senior advocate R.S. Rai with counsel Gautam Dutt and Parvez Chaudhary, submitted that Roy had cleared the Air Force Common Admission Test and had received the call-up letter.

The counsel further argued that Roy had previously been granted interim bail to appear in the UPSC preliminary examination and had duly surrendered on May 27 after the exam. Roy, aged 24, had undertaken that if he failed to clear any of the AFSB tests on a particular day, he would surrender before the jail the very next day.

Granting the prayer, the Court observed: “Taking into consideration the fact that the career chances of the applicant are not marred and in the interest of justice, the present application is allowed.” Justice Batra directed that Roy be released on interim bail from May 31 till June 8 upon furnishing personal and surety bonds to the satisfaction of the trial court or duty magistrate concerned.

The order was subject to a specific undertaking from either of Roy’s parents, ensuring that he would surrender on the very next day if he failed to clear any test.