Kar HC | “Complainant being 27 years knew the consequences of having intercourse with the appellant”; Bail granted
Karnataka High Court: Sreenivas Harish Kumar J. allowed the appeal for bail and set aside the order passed by the LXX Additional
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Kar HC | Bail order not containing cogent reasons liable to be set aside for non-application of mind
Karnataka High Court: H.P. Sandesh J. allowed the petition and set aside the bail granted by the Trial Court on the file
Person with 54% disability pinned to the ground, throttled by neck and consequently killed by strangulation; SC cancels HC order granting bail to the accused
Supreme Court: The Division Bench of M.R. Shah B.V. Nagarathna*, JJ., cancelled the bail order of the High Court against the person
“…we boast ourselves as an educated society, but we live our lives with double standards”: Allahabad HC condemns prevailing caste system even after 75 years of independence
Allahabad High Court: While expressing that “Caste system in our society is deeply rooted, we boast ourselves as educated society, but we
Mixing of contraband substance by police officials while sending for examination. Is it against the procedure?: Dwarka Courts consider while allowing bail applications
Dwarka Courts, New Delhi: Deepak Wason, Special Judge (NDPS)five applications under Section 439 CrPC for grant of bail. Counsels for the accused
Can gravity of offence be the sole ground to deny bail? Del HC decides in a multi-person scam involving Rs 200 Crores
Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., addressed whether the magnitude of offence can be the only criterion for granting bail and further
Long custody is an essential factor for granting bail under UAPA; HC grants bail to woman lodged in jail along with her infant in connection with a Facebook post
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Anupinder Singh Grewal, J., granted bail to the woman who was in custody along with her barely
Scrap picker beaten to death; incident recorded in CCTV: State failed to protect victim’s rights by not challenging Guj HC’s order releasing accused on bail; SC cancels bail
Supreme Court: In a case where a scrap picker was beaten to death and the Gujarat High Court had released one of
Cancellation of Bail v. Rejection of Bail: Delhi HC explains when a Court can seize liberty of an accused undertrial
Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., while explaining the facets of cancellation of bail and rejection of an application for bail, made
‘Arrest, incarceration destroys a person and affects innocent relatives’: Del HC sentences police officer to 1-day SI for contempt of court, breach of directions in Arnesh Kumar case
Delhi High Court: Najmi Waziri, J., observed that “Arrest and incarceration destroys a person and collaterally affects many other innocent relatives. Subsequent release
Order de hors reasoning cannot result in grant of bail! SC holds informant has a right to assail bail orders bereft of reasons before a higher forum
Supreme Court: The 3-judge Bench comprising of L. Nageswara Rao, B.R. Gavai and B.V. Nagarathna*, JJ., held that though it is not
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967: Interpretation on Rigours of Grant of Bail
by Kapil Madan † and Pulkit Pandey††
If investigating agency for some reason does not array a culprit as an accused, can Court call such person to face trial in view of its powers under S. 319 CrPC? All HC explains
Allahabad High Court: Dr Y.K. Srivastava, J., while examining the ambit and scope of Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,
Magistrate required to exercise judicious discretion before ordering interim compensation, S. 143-A NI Act not mandatory: Kar HC
Karnataka High Court: Rajendra Badamikar, J., reversed an order of the Magistrate which had directed the petitioner accused to deposit 20% of the
Del HC | Husband, his family harass wife for dowry leading to her committing suicide. Can settlement between accused and wife’s father be accepted? Court decides
Delhi High Court: Mukta Gupta, J., decided whether a settlement of parties wherein an accused and his family members who subjected his
‘Bombay HC has “virtually” acquitted Chota Shakil aid of MCOCA charges at interim relief stage’; SC sets aside bail order; directs immediate surrender
Supreme Court: The bench of MR Shah* and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ has set aside the Bombay High Court order releasing a man
[Custodial Torture] Patna HC | “Sorry state of affair”; HC slams police for using third degree torture to extract confession
Patna High Court: A. M. Badar, J., granted bail to the person arrested on the basis of forcefully extracted confession made during
[NDPS Act] P&H HC | FSL report available on record yet Trial Court records it unavailable to grant bail; HC directs disciplinary action against Presiding Officer of Trial Court
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Manoj Bajaj, J., directed for disciplinary action against the Presiding Officer of the Trial Court who had
Kidnapped or Eloped? Minor alleged to have been kidnapped tracked after almost 4 years: Del HC demystifies whether she ran away on her own or was kidnapped
Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., granted bail to a person accused of kidnapping a minor, which eventually in view of the
Charge Sheet Filed, but no arrest, instead interim protection granted: Read Del HC’s decision in a bail matter
Delhi High Court: Rajnish Bhatnagar, J., while addressing the allegations of forged agreement, stated that the effect of the same would be