New Delhi, Oct. 24: The Supreme Court will hear on Friday Bihar government's plea for cancelling bail granted to Rocky Yadav, who allegedly shot dead a teenager in May in a burst of road rage because his vehicle was denied right of way.

A bench headed by Chief Justice T.S. Thakur listed the matter for Friday after Bihar government's standing counsel, Gopal Singh, sought urgent hearing of the matter on the ground that public confidence in the criminal justice system would be lost if the accused continues to be on bail, granted to him by Patna High Court on October 19.

In its appeal filed assailing the high court order, the Nitish Kumar government has pointed out that Rocky's mother Manorama Devi is a sitting MLC who herself is facing criminal prosecution and his father Bindi Yadav has several criminal cases against him. "...intoxicated with an assumed sense of power and clout, he (the accused) has shot dead a young boy on the Highway because he could not tolerate a small 'Swift' car overtaking his big and imported 'Land Rover' car," the Bihar government petition says.

According to the government, Rocky holds a certificate of "renowned shooter" from the National Rifle Association of India, New Delhi, and was "hell bent" on displaying his prowess on hapless and unsuspecting persons in his rage.

The state has criticised the high court order as erroneous on the ground that it has ignored several judgments of the apex court not to grant bail in cases where the accused are influential and can intimidate witnesses.

"Curiously, the High Court has accepted the submission of the accused respondent (Rocky) about grant of bail to the co-accused, conveniently ignoring the vital fact that bail had been granted to the co-accused only on the ground, that not they, but Rocky Yadav was the main assailant.

"This fact establishes the patent fallacy of the High Court and has led to miscarriage of justice. If this is not set right, public confidence in the criminal justice system would suffer," the petition says.

The state argued that the high court has "ignored" factors such as the status of the accused and his family and danger of justice being thwarted by grant of bail. "This violates the binding pronouncements of this Hon'ble Court as laid down in several binding cases," the state said.