India, Oct. 4 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday cancelled the bail granted earlier this year to a man accused of gang-rape, observing that the trial court had ignored crucial evidence and wrongly relied on the accused's impending marriage as a factor for release.

Justice Dr Neela Gokhale, while hearing a plea filed by the Maharashtra government seeking cancellation of bail, set aside the February order of the Dindoshi Sessions Court.

"Impending marriage of an accused is not one of the parameters for grant of bail," the court observed, noting that the accused had been released on bail within just two and a half months of his arrest despite serious charges.

The case, registered at the DN Nagar police station in December 2024, involves ...