[PMLA] Liberty Is Intrinsic To Rule Of Law, Court Cannot Be Restrained From Granting Bail On Account Of Restrictive Statute: Calcutta HC
3 months, 2 weeks ago

[PMLA] Liberty Is Intrinsic To Rule Of Law, Court Cannot Be Restrained From Granting Bail On Account Of Restrictive Statute: Calcutta HC

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The Calcutta High Court has granted bail to a man being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate under the PMLA for allegedly running a fake call centre and promising services to victims in exchange for money, which were never delivered. Seeking release of the petitioner on bail, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that by virtue of a leave and licence agreement executed between LGW Industries Limited and Met Technologies Private Limited on 1st July, 2020, LGW Industries granted leave and licence in respect of the property in question to Met Technologies. The petitioner was in fact granted bail bythe learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bidhannagar in connection with the predicate offence on the ground of absence of victims in the charge sheet. has submitted that the petitioner along with Rakesh Choudhury designed the racket of operating fake call centres introducing themselves as representatives of several companies and cheated innocent people in the guise of offering different types of loans to them, the calls being made to people all over the globe.

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Anticipatory Bail An 'Extraordinary Privilege' To Be Granted Only In Exceptional Circumstance: Andhra Pradesh HC In Sexual Harassment Case
1 week ago

Anticipatory Bail An 'Extraordinary Privilege' To Be Granted Only In Exceptional Circumstance: Andhra Pradesh HC In Sexual Harassment Case

Live Law  

The Andhra Pradesh High Court, while rejecting the anticipatory bail plea of an accused in a sexual harassment case has observed that denying custodial interrogation can result in significant loopholes and gaps in the ongoing investigation that may adversely affect its integrity. Single judge Justice T. Mallikarjuna Rao also observed, “The anticipatory bail, the extraordinary privilege, should be granted only …

Investigating Officer Must Be Given 'Free-Hand' While Probing Case Involving Serious Allegations: Andhra Pradesh High Court
1 week, 6 days ago

Investigating Officer Must Be Given 'Free-Hand' While Probing Case Involving Serious Allegations: Andhra Pradesh High Court

Live Law  

The High Court of Andhra Pradesh has held that in a case containing serious allegations, the Investigating Officer deserves a free hand to take the investigation to its logical conclusion. Custodial interrogation can be one of the relevant aspects to be considered along with other grounds while deciding an application seeking anticipatory bail.” The Court was hearing an anticipatory bail …

Supreme Court Flags Delay In Amending Calcutta High Court Rule Requiring Division Bench Instead Of Single Judge For Certain Bail Cases
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Supreme Court Flags Delay In Amending Calcutta High Court Rule Requiring Division Bench Instead Of Single Judge For Certain Bail Cases

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently raised concerns over the delay in amending the Calcutta High Court Rules on the aspect of the strength of the bench hearing bail applications, pointing out that the proposal to amend the Rule has been pending for 12 years. The issue relates to the proviso to Rule 9 of the High Court Appellate Side Rules, which …

Supreme Court Flags Delay In Amending Calcutta High Court Rule Requiring Division Bench Instead Of Single Judge For Certain Bail Cases
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Supreme Court Flags Delay In Amending Calcutta High Court Rule Requiring Division Bench Instead Of Single Judge For Certain Bail Cases

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently raised concerns over the delay in amending the Calcutta High Court Rules on the aspect of the strength of the bench hearing bail applications, pointing out that the proposal to amend the Rule has been pending for 12 years. The issue relates to the proviso to Rule 9 of the High Court Appellate Side Rules, which …

Man Spends 4+ Yrs In Jail Without Trial For Offence With Max 5 Yrs Sentence, P&H High Court Laments ₹1 Crore Bond Condition For Default Bail
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Man Spends 4+ Yrs In Jail Without Trial For Offence With Max 5 Yrs Sentence, P&H High Court Laments ₹1 Crore Bond Condition For Default Bail

Live Law  

Observing that the case shows "distressing picture of the criminal justice system's failure", the Punjab & Haryana High Court has set aside condition to pay Rs.1.10 crore in bail bond for granting default bail to an accused in Tax Fraud case. It further said that the failure to release the petitioner under Section 479 BNSS, when his right to default …

Legislature Must Relax Rigid Conditions U/S 45 PMLA To Allow Room For Bail Determination On Case-By-Case Basis: Chhattisgarh HC
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Legislature Must Relax Rigid Conditions U/S 45 PMLA To Allow Room For Bail Determination On Case-By-Case Basis: Chhattisgarh HC

Live Law  

In a significant observation, the Chhattisgarh High Court has said that in the interest of upholding the fundamental rights of the citizens, the legislature must relax the 'rigid' twin conditions under Section 45 of Prevention of Money Laundering Act to provide 'wiggle room' to the courts to determine bail on a more case-to-case basis. Nevertheless, the court should also recognize …

Supreme Court notice to Gujarat on journalist Mahesh Langa’s pleas
3 weeks ago

Supreme Court notice to Gujarat on journalist Mahesh Langa’s pleas

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Gujarat government on petitions filed by The Hindu’s Ahmedabad correspondent Mahesh Langa against two orders of the State High Court declining him regular bail on February 6 in separate cases. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta issued notice and listed the petitions in two weeks after senior …

Bail granted to alleged mastermind of dacoity attempt case
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Bail granted to alleged mastermind of dacoity attempt case

The Hindu  

A court in Udupi has granted anticipatory bail to a person who is said to be the main conspirator in a recent dacoity attempt at a house in Manoor village in Brahmavar taluk of Udupi district. The II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Udupi, A. Samiulla, on February 22, granted the anticipatory bail to 39-year-old K. Sharathraj of Basrur village …

No Relief For BJP Leader PC George For Calling 'All Muslims Terrorist' As Kerala HC Refuses Bail
1 month ago

No Relief For BJP Leader PC George For Calling 'All Muslims Terrorist' As Kerala HC Refuses Bail

ABP News  

The Kerala High Court on Friday refused to grant anticipatory bail to Bharatiya Janata Party leader PC George in a hate speech case. The court said the BJP leader had violated bail conditions of a similar case in 2022 while refusing the bail. Refusing the bail, the court said since the petitioner violated bail conditions of the previous case, "if …

HC flays P.C.George for repeating hateful speeches despite the bail condition not to do so
1 month, 1 week ago

HC flays P.C.George for repeating hateful speeches despite the bail condition not to do so

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court on Monday slammed BJP leader P. C. George for flouting the High Court and magistrate’s court’s bail conditions in hate speech cases registered earlier against him and repeating hateful remarks in violation of the conditions not to make such kind of statements again. Justice P.V.Kunhikrishnan made the oral observation when his anticipatory bail petition in a …

Money Laundering Serious Offence, Courts Can't Grant Bail Casually Without Considering S.45 PMLA Conditions : Supreme Court
1 month, 1 week ago

Money Laundering Serious Offence, Courts Can't Grant Bail Casually Without Considering S.45 PMLA Conditions : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today set aside the bail granted to the individual accused of committing money laundering after noting that the High Court failed to satisfy the twin conditions stipulated under Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.The Court reiterated that the conditions enumerated in Section 45 will have to be complied with even in respect. The …

Gujarat Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Journalist Mahesh Langa In Alleged Extortion Case
1 month, 1 week ago

Gujarat Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Journalist Mahesh Langa In Alleged Extortion Case

Live Law  

A Sessions Court in Ahmedabad on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to journalist Mahesh Langa in connection with an FIR registered by the city's Satellite Police Station for alleged extortion of Rs. Additional Sessions Judge Ahmedabad Dipen Dilipkumar Buddhdev in his order observed that the offence alleged against Langa carries maximum imprisonment of upto seven years and is triable by Magistrate's …

SC pulls up ED for using PMLA to keep accused in jail
1 month, 1 week ago

SC pulls up ED for using PMLA to keep accused in jail

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has pulled up the ED for using the Prevention of Money Laundering Act to keep an accused in jail and questioned if the provision was "being misused" like the dowry law. A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan observed on Wednesday while granting bail to Arun Pati Tripathi, a former excise …

No Violation Of Natural Justice Principles If Accused Not Given Advance Copy Of S. 50 PMLA Application: Allahabad HC
1 month, 2 weeks ago

No Violation Of Natural Justice Principles If Accused Not Given Advance Copy Of S. 50 PMLA Application: Allahabad HC

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has recently observed that not providing an advanced copy of the application filed by the Director of Enforcement under Section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, to the accused does not violate the principles of natural justice, as the accused has no right to oppose it. It was also argued that an advance …

Delhi HC seeks SC clarification on court jurisdiction for Engineer Rashid’s bail plea
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi HC seeks SC clarification on court jurisdiction for Engineer Rashid’s bail plea

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has approached the Supreme Court seeking clarification regarding the appropriate trial court to hear the bail plea of Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid, currently imprisoned in a terror funding case under the Unlawful Activities Act. The issue arose after the special NIA court, which had reserved its order on Rashid’s bail plea, later transferred the …

Anticipatory Bail Applications Should Only Be Filed Directly Before HC In Exceptional Circumstances: Karnataka High Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Anticipatory Bail Applications Should Only Be Filed Directly Before HC In Exceptional Circumstances: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has said that unless there are exceptional circumstances to file an anticipatory bail application directly before the High Court, bypassing the Sessions Court, it will be prudent for the accused to approach the Sessions Court at the first instance seeking relief. It was argued that both Sessions Court and High Court have concurrent jurisdiction to entertain …

Continued Detention With No Possibility Of Trial Concluding In Near Future 'Unjust': Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Murder-Accused In Jail Since 2017
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Continued Detention With No Possibility Of Trial Concluding In Near Future 'Unjust': Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Murder-Accused In Jail Since 2017

Live Law  

While granting bail to a man accused of murder, the Allahabad High Court observed that it was regrettable that the applicant was kept in prison for more than 7 years without the trail ending anytime soon. Justice Krishan Pahal held, “Keeping the applicant in custody under these circumstances, when there is no realistic possibility of the trial being concluded in …

'Not A Minor Offence, Part Of Crime Syndicate': Delhi HC Denies Bail To PMLA Accused Booked For Supplying Spurious Anti-Cancer Medicines
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Not A Minor Offence, Part Of Crime Syndicate': Delhi HC Denies Bail To PMLA Accused Booked For Supplying Spurious Anti-Cancer Medicines

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has recently denied bail to an accused/applicant booked under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 for his alleged involvement in the illegal procurement of empty vials and raw materials of anti-cancer drugs. The Court noted that the applicant cannot claim the benefit of the monetary threshold exemption under the proviso to Section 45 of the …

Why 2-Judge Benches Hear Bail Applications? Supreme Court Questions Calcutta High Court Practice, Seeks Report
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why 2-Judge Benches Hear Bail Applications? Supreme Court Questions Calcutta High Court Practice, Seeks Report

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently questioned the practice of the Calcutta High Court hearing regular and anticipatory bail applications before Division Benches instead of Single Judges, as is the norm in other High Courts. “When there is a huge filing and pendency of the bail applications, we wonder why regular bail applications and anticipatory bail applications are being heard by the …

Bar On Bail Under NDPS Act Not Attracted When No Contraband Recovered From Accused Who Was Merely In Contact With Co-Accused: Delhi HC
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bar On Bail Under NDPS Act Not Attracted When No Contraband Recovered From Accused Who Was Merely In Contact With Co-Accused: Delhi HC

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has held that mere contact with co-accused person found in possession of a contraband cannot be treated to be corroborative material in absence of substantive material found against such an accused.Justice Amit Mahajan said that when no recovery is affected from an accused, merely because such an accused was allegedly in touch with the co-accused persons, …

Supreme Court Imposes Rs 2 Lakh Cost On Petitioner Over Repeated Bail Applications, Asks Police To Arrest Him
2 months ago

Supreme Court Imposes Rs 2 Lakh Cost On Petitioner Over Repeated Bail Applications, Asks Police To Arrest Him

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently imposed costs of Rupees Two Lakhs on a petitioner who intended "to take undue advantage of procedural law" after he withdrew his anticipatory bail application twice before the High Court before moving the Apex Court. The bench noted that before the High Court the accused had withdrawn his application on Septem 30, 2024 on seeing the …

Bank Fraud | Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Man Booked Under PMLA On Grounds Of Long Incarceration
2 months ago

Bank Fraud | Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Man Booked Under PMLA On Grounds Of Long Incarceration

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted bail to the former director of SEL Textiles Limited Neeraj Saluja in a money laundering case, accused of diverting loan amount for purposes other than what it was sanctioned for. "Thus, when further proceedings in pursuance of FIR as well as ECIR have been stayed by a Division Bench of this Court; …

Accused's Rights Under Article 21 Prevail Over Restrictions On Grant Of Bail Under NDPS Act: Delhi High Court
2 months ago

Accused's Rights Under Article 21 Prevail Over Restrictions On Grant Of Bail Under NDPS Act: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that the rights of an accused enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution of India prevail over the restrictions on grant of bail mentioned under Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. “I am of the view that the restrictions given under section 37 of NDPS Act cannot take precedence …

Delhi court gives bail to MCOCA accused, says twin riders for relief fulfilled
2 months ago

Delhi court gives bail to MCOCA accused, says twin riders for relief fulfilled

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A Delhi court has granted bail to a man charged under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act for allegedly being part of a notorious gang, saying he fulfilled the twin conditions for the relief. Delhi court gives bail to MCOCA accused, says twin riders for relief fulfilled According to provisions of the MCOCA, bail can only be granted …

Supreme Court asks Delhi Police’s reply on Tahir Hussain’s plea for interim bail
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2 months ago

Supreme Court asks Delhi Police’s reply on Tahir Hussain’s plea for interim bail

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Delhi Police to respond to a plea filed by former Councillor and Delhi riots accused Tahir Hussain, who has sought interim bail to campaign for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls. Senior advocate Siddharth Aggarwal, appearing for Mr. Hussain, submitted the former Councillor was in custody for over four years and inciting a mob during …

SC raps govt, ED for efforts to deny bail in PMLA cases
2 months, 1 week ago

SC raps govt, ED for efforts to deny bail in PMLA cases

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rebuked the Union government and the Enforcement Directorate, condemning their “consistent efforts” to deny bail and prolong incarceration under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act “by hook or by crook”. A bench of justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan termed such an approach “unacceptable” and underscored that the Union’s submissions in court, which went …

Right To Speedy Trial Not A 'Free Pass' For Undertrial To Be Released On Bail: Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Neeraj Bawana In Murder Case
2 months, 1 week ago

Right To Speedy Trial Not A 'Free Pass' For Undertrial To Be Released On Bail: Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Neeraj Bawana In Murder Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the right to speedy trial derived from Article 21 of the Constitution of India is not a “free-pass” for every undertrial, demanding to be enlarged on bail regardless of the criminal antecedents and the nature of the offence.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani said that where there are grave criminal antecedents, the larger interests of …

'Main Mastermind, Funder Of Delhi Riots': Police Opposes Tahir Hussain's Interim Bail Plea To Contest Assembly Polls, High Court Reserves Order
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2 months, 1 week ago

'Main Mastermind, Funder Of Delhi Riots': Police Opposes Tahir Hussain's Interim Bail Plea To Contest Assembly Polls, High Court Reserves Order

Live Law  

The Delhi Police on Tuesday opposed the plea moved by former Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain seeking interim bail in a 2020 North-East Delhi riots case in order to participate in the upcoming Assembly polls from Mustafabad constituency as a member of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen party. ASG Chetan Sharma, along with SPP Rajat Nair appeared for the Delhi …

NDPS Act| Manner In Which Accused Is Arraigned In FIR Is Relevant While Adjudicating Pre-Arrest Bail Plea: Punjab & Haryana HC
2 months, 2 weeks ago

NDPS Act| Manner In Which Accused Is Arraigned In FIR Is Relevant While Adjudicating Pre-Arrest Bail Plea: Punjab & Haryana HC

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that while adjudicating anticipatory bail under NDPS, the manner in which the petitioner has been arraigned or implicated is a required to be seen.Justice Sumeet Goel explained, “The final evidentiary value and admissibility of the disclosure statement made by a co-accused fall within the domain of the trial Court and …

Delhi court grants anticipatory bail to rape accused, notes offence not reported 'in time'
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi court grants anticipatory bail to rape accused, notes offence not reported 'in time'

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A court here has granted anticipatory bail to a man accused of raping a divorced woman on the pretext of marriage, noting that the woman was not prompt in reporting the alleged offence and that the accused’s custodial interrogation was not required. Delhi court grants anticipatory bail to rape accused, notes offence not reported 'in time' Additional Sessions …

HC grants pre-arrest bail to two IPS officers and 3 others in Kadambari Jethwani case
2 months, 2 weeks ago

HC grants pre-arrest bail to two IPS officers and 3 others in Kadambari Jethwani case

The Hindu  

The High Court granted anticipatory bail to IPS officers Kanti Rana Tata and Vishal Gunni and three others in actor Kadambari Jethwani case on Tuesday. the others who were given bail are K. Hanumantha Rao, M. Satyanarayana, and practiSing advocate I. Venkateswarlu. He mentioned that the petitioners had made out their case for pre-arrest bail and his observations had no …

Police oppose bail pleas of Umar, Sharjeel and others in Delhi riots case
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Police oppose bail pleas of Umar, Sharjeel and others in Delhi riots case

The Hindu  

The Delhi police on Tuesday opposed the bail pleas of several accused in the 2020 north-east Delhi riots before the Delhi High Court, saying that the violence was a result of “clinical and pathological conspiracy” executed with a “diabolical intention and ruthless intensity”. The police opposed the pleas of activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others, who are seeking bail …

Satara medical admissions scam: PMLA court refuses bail to education society head
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Satara medical admissions scam: PMLA court refuses bail to education society head

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act court on Thursday rejected the bail plea filed by Mahadev Deshmukh, the president of Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Education Society in Satara, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate for allegedly cheating several students to the tune of ₹65.7 crore. Satara medical admissions scam: PMLA court refuses bail to education society head While …

Karnataka HC Grants Interim Bail To BJP's CT Ravi Arrested For Allegedly Using Derogatory Words Against Female Congress Leader
3 months ago

Karnataka HC Grants Interim Bail To BJP's CT Ravi Arrested For Allegedly Using Derogatory Words Against Female Congress Leader

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Friday granted interim bail and directed immediate release from custody of BJP Legislator C T Ravi, who was arrested for allegedly using derogatory words against Congress Legislator Laxmi Hebbalkar inside the State Council, at Belagavi. It said “I am of the opinion that prima facie case is made out by the petitioner for his release …

Offence Under PMLA Is Standalone, Can't Have Joint Trial With Predicate Offence Even If Both Are Before Same Court: Madras HC
3 months ago

Offence Under PMLA Is Standalone, Can't Have Joint Trial With Predicate Offence Even If Both Are Before Same Court: Madras HC

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has clarified that the trial under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act is distinct and different from the trial of the predicate offence and thus the accused cannot seek for a simultaneous or joint trial even if both are pending before the same court. Thus, the court held that the Special Court was competent and had …

PMLA Case | Allahabad HC Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Duping People By Impersonating Person Close To PM Modi
3 months ago

PMLA Case | Allahabad HC Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Duping People By Impersonating Person Close To PM Modi

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday denied bail to one Mohammad Kashif, booked under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, on the allegations that he duped people financially by flaunting on social media morphed images with ministers, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Noida resident Kashif, arrested in April last year, defrauded people by promising them tenders and government jobs and …

'Allegations Not Prima Facie Correct, Long Pre-Trial Custody' : Supreme Court Grants Bail To UAPA Accused In Case Over PFI-Links
3 months ago

'Allegations Not Prima Facie Correct, Long Pre-Trial Custody' : Supreme Court Grants Bail To UAPA Accused In Case Over PFI-Links

Live Law  

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court granted bail to an accused booked for alleged involvement with the Popular Front of India in causing disturbance during the Prime Minister's proposed visit to Patna in 2022. The Court reiterated that prolonged incarceration of the accused in draconian statutes like the Unlawful Assemblies Act, 1967 would make him eligible for a grant of bail …

Speedy trial takes precedence over anti-terror law provisions: SC
3 months, 1 week ago

Speedy trial takes precedence over anti-terror law provisions: SC

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the constitutional right to a speedy trial would have precedence over the stringent provisions of laws such as the Unlawful Activities Act, emphasising that courts cannot let individuals languish in jail indefinitely. A bench of justices Abhay S Oka and AG Masih held that prolonged incarceration without trial constitutes a violation …

SC grants bail to two in Waqf Board money laundering case
3 months, 1 week ago

SC grants bail to two in Waqf Board money laundering case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday in it order granted bail to two men arrested in connection with the Delhi Waqf Board money laundering case. While grating bail to accused -- Zeeshan Haider and Daud Nasir, a two-judge bench of the apex court, led by Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih observed that the duo were …

'Men Also Have Right & Dignity': Kerala HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Actor Balachandra Menon In Sexual Assault Case Filed With 17 Yrs Delay
3 months, 1 week ago

'Men Also Have Right & Dignity': Kerala HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Actor Balachandra Menon In Sexual Assault Case Filed With 17 Yrs Delay

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court today granted anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor Balachandra Menon in a sexual assault case filed against him with 17 years delay, after publication of the Justice Hema Committee Report. Based on a statement of a lady, that too after 17 years, this case has been registered…It is true that investigation is going on but everybody must …

Andhra Pradesh High Court grants bail to main accused in Kadambari Jethwani’s ‘illegal arrest’ case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh High Court grants bail to main accused in Kadambari Jethwani’s ‘illegal arrest’ case

The Hindu  

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday granted bail to Kukkala Vidyasagar, accused of getting a false case registered against actor Kadambari Jethwani on charges of forgery and extortion earlier this year with the help of a few police officers. 1 in the First Information Report registered by the Vijayawada City Police on the basis of a complaint registered by …

Prosecution Can't Commence With Statement Of Co-Accused U/S 50 PMLA: Calcutta HC Grants Bail To Recruitment Scam Accused Sujay Krishna Bhadra
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Prosecution Can't Commence With Statement Of Co-Accused U/S 50 PMLA: Calcutta HC Grants Bail To Recruitment Scam Accused Sujay Krishna Bhadra

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has granted bail to recruitment scam accused Sujay Krishna Bhadra. Bhadra's firm was linked with transfer of proceeds of crime to M/S Leaps & Bounds Pvt Ltd, a company linked with AITC MP Abhishek Banerjee.Justice Suvra Ghosh granted bail and held: The case essentially hinges on the statement of the petitioner and the co-accused and recovery …

No Necessity To Call Upon Accused To File Counter In Extension Application, Presence Only Needed To Consider Objections: Madras HC
3 months, 2 weeks ago

No Necessity To Call Upon Accused To File Counter In Extension Application, Presence Only Needed To Consider Objections: Madras HC

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently observed that when an application for extension was filed by the prosecution, the presence of the accused was ensured only to inform him about the application and consider the objections, if any. Justice Sunder Mohan emphasized that while considering the application for extension, the court was only required to consider whether the report of the …

Popular Front of India's Delhi chief gets bail in money laundering case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Popular Front of India's Delhi chief gets bail in money laundering case

India Today  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to three members of the Popular Front of India, including the banned organisation's Delhi chief, in connection to a money laundering case. The three PFI members -- Parvez Ahmed, the group's chief in Delhi, General Secretary Mohammad Ilyas and Abdul Muqeet -- were granted bail on a personal bond of Rs 50,000 …

Relief Hit By S. 438(1)(ii) CrPC: Allahabad HC Cancels Advocate's Anticipatory Bail In Extortion Case For Concealing Criminal Antecedents
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Relief Hit By S. 438(1)(ii) CrPC: Allahabad HC Cancels Advocate's Anticipatory Bail In Extortion Case For Concealing Criminal Antecedents

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court recently cancelled anticipatory bail granted to an advocate in an extortion case, noting that he had not mentioned the factum of previous criminal antecedents before the trial court, which granted him the relief. It was his case that the accused had approached the Sessions Court by concealing the factum of criminal antecedents of two previous cases, …

Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Former CPI (M) Municipal Councillor, Another In Alleged Karuvannur Bank 'Scam' Case
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Former CPI (M) Municipal Councillor, Another In Alleged Karuvannur Bank 'Scam' Case

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Monday granted bail to the former CPI Municipal Councillor of Vadakkanchery Municipality Aravindakshan P. R. accused in the Karuvannur Bank Scam case investigated by the Enforcement Directorate. Justice C. S. Dias also granted bail to the former Senior Accountant of the Bank, Jilise C. K. Both of them were alleged to have committed offences punishable …

Fix time for completion of trials, but denying bail no solution, SC tells HCs
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Fix time for completion of trials, but denying bail no solution, SC tells HCs

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has expressed strong displeasure after discovering that High Courts have been denying bail to people incarcerated for long periods. A two-judge bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Augustine George Masih observed, “Every day we notice that in several orders passed by different High Courts while rejecting the bail applications, in a routine manner, the …

Approaching HC For Bail U/S 483 BNSS Without Approaching Trial Court Unnecessarily Burdens HC: J&K High Court
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Approaching HC For Bail U/S 483 BNSS Without Approaching Trial Court Unnecessarily Burdens HC: J&K High Court

Live Law  

Criticising the growing trend of directly approaching the High Court for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has observed that bypassing the trial courts in such matters not only burdens the High Court but also disregards the legal protocol, where such petitions should typically be first addressed …

Will Ask PMLA Accused Seeking Bail On Ground Of Delay In Trial To File Undertaking Against Seeking Adjournments: Supreme Court
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Will Ask PMLA Accused Seeking Bail On Ground Of Delay In Trial To File Undertaking Against Seeking Adjournments: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed that it will require persons accused of money laundering to file undertaking that they will not seek adjournments and delay trial before granting bail on the ground that trial is delayed. A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih directed Zeeshan Haider, an accused in the Delhi Waqf Board money laundering …

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