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2001 murder case: SC allows CBI's appeal, cancels bail granted to gangster Chhota Rajan
Updated On: 17 September, 2025 02:29 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta overturned the Bombay High Court’s order of October 23, 2024, which had suspended Chhota Rajan’s life sentence and granted him bail in the case

The case concerns the killing of Jaya Shetty, who owned the Golden Crown Hotel in Gamdevi area of central Mumbai. File Pic
The Supreme Court on Wednesday cancelled the bail granted to gangster Rajendra Nikalje alias Chhota Rajan in connection with the 2001 murder case of Mumbai hotelier Jaya Shetty, reported the PTI.
A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta overturned the Bombay High Court’s order of October 23, 2024, which had suspended Chhota Rajan’s life sentence and granted him bail in the case.
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