Bail

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Jail inmates who could not get bail for want of legal aid shall be provided the same with immediate effect: Himachal Pradesh HC

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Surya Kant, CJ. and Ajay Mohan Goel, J. disposed of a writ petition

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Patna HC grants bail to person accused under SC/ST Act lingering in police custody since 11 years on the ground of delay in conclusion of trial

Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Birendra Kumar, J. granted bail to a person accused under the Scheduled Castes

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Hiding from investigating officer ‘on expressed fear of being victimized’, a factor to be considered for bail: Himachal Pradesh HC

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sandeep Sharma, J. allowed a bail application due to full cooperation of

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Antecedents of accused must be considered for grant of bail and the same can be rejected if accused is found to be a habitual offender

Karnataka High Court: A Single judge bench comprising of K.S. Mudagal, J. dismissed a criminal petition rejecting grant of bail to the

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J&K HC refuses to cancel bail in a case involving the offence of adultery, on the ground that substantial time had passed since the bail was granted

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Sanjay Kumar Gupta, J., disposed of a revision petition filed against the

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“The menace of corruption has ruined the country, so accused involved in these cases should not be granted bail as a matter of right”: J&K HC

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Sanjay Kumar Gupta, J., dismissed a bail petition filed by the petitioners

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Editors of a law journal questioned regarding publication of wrong content resulting in hampering of bail applications: J&K HC

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: An application was filed by the petitioner before a Single Judge Bench comprising of M.K. Hanjura, J.,

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Bail application allowed as no prima facie role of the accused was placed on record

Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Anant S. Dave and Biren Vaishnav, JJ., allowed a regular bail application along with

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To declare Section 37(1)(b)(ii) of NDPS Act ultra vires constitution not in scope of petition under Section 439 CrPC; bail granted under the same

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajbir Sehrawat, J., dealt with an application under Section 439 of

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Bail denied to the accused under Section 20 (B)(II)(C) of NDPS Act, 1985 as no grounds made out

Allahabad High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Arvind Kumar Mishra, J., addressed a bail application where appellant was alleged under

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Delay in filing of charge sheet is a ground for grant of bail to accused: Kerala HC

Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Raja Vijayaraghavan, J.,  decided a bail application filed under Section 239 of the CrPC

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No bail to an accused when prima facie prominent role in commission of offence: Kerala HC

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench comprising of A.M. Shaffique and P. Somarajan, JJ., dismissed a criminal appeal wherein, it refused interference

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People indulging in ‘honor killings’ must be dealt with sternly to send around a message: HC

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of H.S. Madaan, J. denied bail to the petitioner who was accused

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Cancellation of bail stands on a different footing from rejection of bail

Tripura High Court: The Order passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate granting bail to the accused was upheld by a Single Judge

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Bail rejected on ground of “waging war” against the Government of India through social media platform

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While addressing a bail application under Section 439  CrPC, 1973, the Single Judge bench of Sudip Ahluwalia

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Bail granted on the basis of time lapse of 3 months in filing a complaint

Chhattisgarh High Court: The Single Judge Bench comprising of Arvind Singh Chandel, J., granted regular bail to an offender charged under Sections

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Should an anticipatory bail be for a limited period of time? Larger Bench to decide

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Kurian Jospeh, MM Shantanagoudan and Navin Sinha, JJ asked larger bench to authoritatively settle the following

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Bail granted in light of ‘love’ between accused and victim

Karnataka High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sreenivas Harish Kumar, J. decided a criminal petition, wherein the Court released the

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Criteria for cancellation of bail are entirely different from criteria for refusal of bail

Jammu And Kashmir High Court: The order passed by the Special Magistrate cancelling the interim bail granted to the petitioners-accused was set

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Object of bail is to secure attendance of the accused in trial

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sandeep Sharma, J. decided a criminal petition, wherein the petitioner was granted