According to the police, the victim, Santosh Singh Chauhan, 55, was returning home from a market when the accident occurred on the evening of November 7. (Representational image/File photo)

The 24-year-old woman who allegedly rammed her Mahindra Thar into a scooter in Kanpur, killing the rider, has been released on bail. The court questioned the invocation of murder charges in the case before rejecting the police application seeking her judicial custody.

The woman, Geet Sachan, had recently returned from Italy after completing a management degree. During the investigation, police found that she was driving the vehicle at the time of the accident, while her minor younger sister was sitting beside her.

She was arrested on November 8 and granted bail the same day.

“Sachan was produced before the court, which granted her bail, observing that there were insufficient grounds for her arrest.…