The Madhya Pradesh High Court revoked the anticipatory bail given to retired district judge Giribala Singh in the Twisha Sharma death case. It ruled that the trial court had not examined key evidence, including witness statements, WhatsApp messages, claims of pressure to end a pregnancy, and autopsy results showing several injuries on the 33-year-old former model and actor before her death.
Justice Devnarayan Mishra noted that the lower court overlooked important details from the case diary when granting protection from arrest to Giribala Singh, the mother-in-law of the deceased and a former judicial officer from Bhopal.
The High Court stated that WhatsApp chats indicated allegations were not limited to Samarth Singh alone, yet the trial court failed to consider these points when it set aside the May 15 anticipatory bail order issued by the 10th Additional Sessions Judge in Bhopal.
The matter involves the death of Twisha Sharma, a former Miss Pune, actor, and MBA graduate from Noida. She was found hanging at her marital home in Bagmugalia, Bhopal, on May 12, five months after marrying lawyer Samarth Singh.
The court emphasized the postmortem report, which concluded death resulted from hanging but also revealed six other ante-mortem injuries: four on the left arm, one on a ring finger, and one on the head. A medical query ruled out claims that these injuries occurred during removal from the ligature or transport to hospital.
The order also addressed allegations about Twisha’s pregnancy, which was terminated within two months. The complainant family claimed pressure from the husband and mother-in-law, while the defence maintained she chose the termination herself.
Senior advocate Siddharth Luthra, representing Twisha’s father, highlighted WhatsApp messages in which she reportedly told relatives that her husband and in-laws accused her of drug addiction, prevented her from living happily or expressing grief, and kept her isolated. She allegedly said her husband doubted the child and required termination before she could stay in the marital home, and asked family to take her to her parents’ house.
The prosecution and complainant family criticized the early grant of anticipatory bail. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued that the process raised doubts about whether the trial court properly assessed relevant factors.
The High Court order also recorded claims that after receiving bail, Giribala Singh held a press conference on May 18, 2026, making allegations against the deceased.
The state and CBI noted that key evidence, including the ligature, laptop keyboard, and mobile phones, was recovered early in the investigation. The High Court rejected the trial court’s view that financial transfers weakened dowry harassment claims, observing that the transfers occurred months earlier and did not disprove such demands.
