Twisha Singh death case: Madhya Pradesh HC quashes anticipatory bail of retired judge Giribala Singh

The Madhya Pradesh High Court rejected the bail plea granted to retired Bhopal district judge Giribala Singh in the Twisha Sharma dowry harassment and death case, quashing the order passed by a local Bhopal court on May 15.

The anticipatory bail had been granted to him by a Sessions court in Bhopal on May 15, just hours after an FIR was lodged by the local police in the case for the arrest of him and his son Samarth Singh, Twisha’s husband.

Single Bench of Justice Devnarayan Mishra issued the order, which was booked late on Thursday night, May 27, 2026, in the afternoon, after hearing two petitions, one by Twisha’s father Navnidhi Sharma and the other challenging the bail granted to Ms. Singh by the State Government.

At the hearing held on Thursday, May 27, 2026, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Government of Madhya Pradesh, argued that “the manner in which anticipatory bail was obtained creates doubt that the court did not consider this issue in relation to the grant of anticipatory bail.”

“The defendant was flouting the law by making allegations against the deceased by holding Press Conferences after being released on bail. In such a serious incident, when the nearly 33-year-old girl lost her life, the defendant showed no remorse and did not try to cooperate with the Investigation Bureau. The court did not consider even a single line of the prosecution and completely believed the defense documents,” he said.