Relief at last for advocate Akhilesh Dubey as the Supreme Court stepped in on Monday, approving his bail in a contentious extortion and intimidation case after the Allahabad High Court stood firm in denial. Locked up since early August 2025, Dubey’s apex court plea marked a desperate bid for justice against what his team calls fabricated charges.
Satyam Dwivedi, Dubey’s steadfast counsel, laid bare the orchestration of the complaints. ‘Maliciously, six FIRs dropped on the same day,’ he told reporters. The Supreme Court, after a thorough examination of SIT filings, zeroed in on key facts: Dubey’s unblemished record and the dubious chain of FIRs triggered by one lone report, several invalidated by absent evidence.
Flashback to October last year—Allahabad High Court’s Justice Santosh Rai shot down the bail, invoking BNS provisions from Barra police station in Kanpur. Grave accusations of witness pressure, evidence meddling, and abusing lawyer credentials sealed the rejection amid 47 listed cases.
But the Supreme Court narrative flipped with revelations of probe shortfalls. ‘Many cases lack any investigative findings,’ Dwivedi argued successfully. Bail secured, he now eyes victories in the rest, portraying this as a triumph over prosecutorial excess.
Beyond the individual win, this ruling spotlights systemic issues in handling lawyer arrests—balancing public safety with personal liberty. Dubey’s ordeal raises alarms on FIR misuse, urging reforms for quicker evidentiary scrutiny. With bail in hand, he emerges stronger, ready to challenge the remaining battles head-on.