The case involved Vijay Singh, who was convicted of murdering his brother in 1985 and sentenced to life imprisonment. His appeal remained pending before the high court for four decades before being dismissed earlier this year

Spiritual leader Ashutosh Brahmachari had moved the SC against the order of the Allahabad High Court, which granted anticipatory bail to the Hindu seer and his co-accused in connection with a case registered at Jhunsi Police Station in Prayagraj under provisions of BNS and POCSO