Nitish Katara murder case: Supreme Court refuses to extend interim bail of Vikas Yadav

Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to extended the interim bail of convict Vikas Yadav, undergoing a 25-year jail term in the 2002 Nitish Katara murder case.

The apex court's decision on Monday (September 8) comes after the court on Monday (September 1, 2025) extended by a week the interim bail of convict Vikas Yadav, undergoing a 25-year jail term in the 2002 Nitish Katara murder case.

Yadav, 54, who has been in jail for over 23 years, also sought interim bail on the ground that his marriage was fixed for September 5 and he had to arrange the fine amount of Rs 54 lakh which was imposed on him at the time of sentencing.

Yadav is the son of Uttar Pradesh politician DP Yadav. His cousin Vishal Yadav was also punished for the kidnapping and murder of business executive Katara.

The duo was against Katara's alleged affair with Bharti Yadav, sister of Vikas, as they belonged to different castes.

Another co-convict Sukhdev Pehalwan was given a 20-year jail term without any remission benefit. On July 29, the apex court ordered his release from jail noting that he had completed his 20-year sentence in March this year.