Bail

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HP HC | Gravity of offence alone is no parameter for rejection of bail under S. 439 CrPC; Object and test for grant of bail restated

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Sandeep Sharma , J., allowed the bail petition stating that object of the bail is to secure the attendance

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Raj HC | Taking shield of Supreme Court’s order to take away the vested right of an accused, is nothing short of violating his right of liberty guaranteed under Art. 21; Court allows Bail to juvenile offender

Rajasthan High Court: Dinesh Mehta, J. allowed the revision petition filed setting aside the order dated 10-2-2020 passed by the Principal Magistrate,

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Ker HC | Depositing Rs 25,000 to Corona Relief fund as a condition to grant bail — improper and unjust

Kerala High Court: C.S. Dias, J., allowed the present petition while quashing the condition imposed by Sessions Judge for granting bail. Petitioner was

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Calcutta HC grants bail to rape accused on promise to marry the victim; makes liberty conditional, tags operation of bail order with well being of the victim

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Sanjib Banarjee and Kausik Chanda, JJ., granted bail to a rape accused taking note of

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Lockdown | All HC | Period of 12 months for award to be made under Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Extended

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Govind Mathur, CJ and Siddhartha Verma, J. had issued certain direction earlier in order to

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Ker HC | Directions on important matters such as bail/arrest/recovery/etc. issued taking suo motu cognizance of complete lockdown

Kerala High Court: A Full Court comprising of S. Manikumar, C.J., and C.K. Abdul Rehim and C.T. Ravikumar, JJ. issued certain directions

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HP HC | S. 482 CrPC empowers High Court to quash FIR even in non-compoundable cases to meet ends of justice

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Chander Bhusan Barowalia, J. quashed the FIR to meet ends of justice and prevent the abuse of the

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Utt HC | Bail granted in a case registered under POCSO Act where accused had no criminal history

Uttaranchal High Court: Alok Kumar Verma, J., allowed a bail application filed for grant of regular bail in connection with the offences

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Utt HC | Court grants bail in dowry case reiterating liberty is very precious fundamental right which should be curtailed only when imperative

Uttaranchal High Court: Alok Kumar Verma, J., allowed a bail application filed for grant of regular bail in connection with the offences

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Utt HC | Personal liberty is very precious fundamental right and it should be curtailed only when it becomes imperative; Court allows bail application to accused booked under POCSO

Uttaranchal High Court: Alok Kumar Verma, J., allowed a bail application filed for grant of regular bail in connection for the offences

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Utt HC |Bail granted to accused in a cow-slaughter case under the Uttarakhand Protection of Cow Progeny Act and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act

Uttaranchal High Court: Alok Kumar Verma, J., allowed a bail application filed in connection for the offences punishable under Sections 3, 5,

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Plea challenging Allahabad HC’s order granting bail to Chinmyanand in Law Student rape case dismissed

Supreme Court: The bench of Ashok Bhushan and Naveen Sinha, JJ has dismissed a petition filed against the Allahabad High Court order

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HP HC | Bail is the norm, jail exception, object of bail is neither punitive nor preventative

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Sandeep Sharma J. dismissed both writ petitions filed by the petitioners stating that the freedom of an individual

Case BriefsDistrict Court

[CAA Protests] Karkardooma Court |”Peaceful protest is the essential right in a vibrant democracy as of ours, but this right is subject to certain exceptions”

Karkardooma Court: Naveen Gupta, Additional Session Judge, while addressing a bail application filed, denied the same and held that, A peaceful protest is

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Allahabad HC grants bail to Chinmayanand in alleged rape case of a law student

As reported by ANI, Chinmayanand who is an Ex-BJP Minister was accused of raping a law student has been granted bail. The

Case BriefsSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

5-judge bench holds no time limit could be fixed while granting anticipatory bail [Full report]

Supreme Court: In a significant ruling, a 5-judge bench of Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, MR Shah, and Ravindra Bhat, JJ has

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2002 Gujarat riots| SC grants bail to 14 convicts in Sardarpura massacre case; Asks them to do ‘social service’

Supreme Court: A 3-judge bench of CJI SA Bobde and BR Gavai and Surya Kant, JJ has granted bail to 14 convicts in

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HP HC | Court is under Constitutional obligation to safeguard the interests of the victim, accused, society, and State; Bail granted

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara, J., allowed a bail petition of an accused who was under arrest due to an FIR

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Ker HC | Bail granted in absence of allegations of an overt act against the accused who was a member of unlawful assembly

Kerala High Court: Raja Vijayaraghavan V., J. allowed this bail application registered under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. 

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HP HC | Judicial discretion to admit petitioner on bail, in the event of arrest, exercised

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Chander Bhusan Barowalia, J., addressed a bail application for release of the petitioner arrested under Sections 420, 467,