'Essentially A Conviction Order' : Supreme Court Judge Raises Concerns About Delhi HC's Long Orders In Anticipatory Bail Applications
1 month ago

'Essentially A Conviction Order' : Supreme Court Judge Raises Concerns About Delhi HC's Long Orders In Anticipatory Bail Applications

Live Law  

While dealing with a bail matter, Justice Surya Kant of the Supreme Court today expressed strong disapproval of Delhi High Court orders disposing of anticipatory bail pleas running into 30-40 pages. High Court writing 30-40 pages while disposing of anticipatory bail is hinting the trial court that here is reason for you to convict. Vide the impugned 34-page order of the Delhi High Court, he and his mother were denied anticipatory bail, with the observation, "The allegations as presented by the prosecution against the applicants.are grave in nature and involve a well-orchestrated financial fraud resulting in the misappropriation of substantial sums of money." Yet, the petitioner was equated by the High Court with his father and denied anticipatory bail, even though he joined investigation on as many as 5 occasions.

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'Highly Undesirable Practice, Wastes Judicial Time': Delhi High Court Laments Frequent Non-Appearance Of Govt Counsel In Customs Matters
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'Highly Undesirable Practice, Wastes Judicial Time': Delhi High Court Laments Frequent Non-Appearance Of Govt Counsel In Customs Matters

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court recently expressed its displeasure at the frequent non-appearance of government counsel in customs related matters. A division bench comprising Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta observed, “It is noticed that in a large number of customs matters, the Counsels are either not appearing or appear without proper instructions. Though the Petitioner appeared to have …

Delhi HC junks plea against 30-year-old order acquitting 16 in 1984 riots case
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Delhi HC junks plea against 30-year-old order acquitting 16 in 1984 riots case

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court has refused to accept an appeal put forward by the Delhi Police against a 30-year-old city court’s order to acquit 16 people in connection with a case stemming from the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. While this court is conscious of the large-scale quantum of human lives and property during the 1984 riots, after having seen the quantum …

Maliwal assault case: Delhi Police challenges order on supply of list of documents to Bibhav Kumar
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Maliwal assault case: Delhi Police challenges order on supply of list of documents to Bibhav Kumar

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Delhi Police on Tuesday sought setting aside of an order over the supply of list of documents to Bibhav Kumar, an aide of former CM Arvind Kejriwal, in the Swati Maliwal assault case. Maliwal assault case: Delhi Police challenges order on supply of list of documents to Bibhav Kumar Justice Vikas Mahajan asked the Delhi Police counsel to …

Swati Maliwal Assault Case: Delhi Police Moves High Court Against Order To Supply List Of Unrelied Documents To Bibhav Kumar
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Swati Maliwal Assault Case: Delhi Police Moves High Court Against Order To Supply List Of Unrelied Documents To Bibhav Kumar

Live Law  

The Delhi Police on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court order rejecting its plea over the issue of supply of list of unrelied documents to Bibhav Kumar, close aid of former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and accused in the alleged Swati Maliwal assault case.The Delhi Police has impugned an order passed by a sessions court on …

AgustaWestland case: Delhi HC reserves verdict on 'middleman' Christian Michel James's bail petition
3 weeks ago

AgustaWestland case: Delhi HC reserves verdict on 'middleman' Christian Michel James's bail petition

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved its verdict on the bail petition of Christian James Michel, the alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scandal’s money laundering case. This development follows a recent Supreme Court decision granting him bail in a related CBI corruption case. Michel’s legal counsel, Aljo K Joseph, informed the Delhi High Court about …

Calcutta High Court dismisses case against man accused of mocking Mamata Banerjee
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Calcutta High Court dismisses case against man accused of mocking Mamata Banerjee

Op India  

Criminal charges against a man who reportedly made fun of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and other political figures on YouTube have been dropped by the Calcutta High Court. “After careful scrutiny of the materials available in the case diary, this court does not find any sufficient or cogent evidence or even prima facie case against the present petitioner. …

Supreme Court quashes chargesheet against former Army officer in rape case
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Supreme Court quashes chargesheet against former Army officer in rape case

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed a chargesheet against a former Army officer in an alleged rape case saying it was an "abuse of process of law". Mr. Dubey said seven FIRs against nine different people, including the petitioner, at seven different police stations, were registered at her instance in the last eight years. "Petitioner is a 63-year-old decorated officer …

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

Supreme Court grants bail to Azam Khan, son in machine theft case
1 month, 1 week ago

Supreme Court grants bail to Azam Khan, son in machine theft case

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has granted bail to former Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam Khan, who had challenged an order of the Allahabad High Court denying them bail in a machine theft case. Sundresh and Rajesh Bindal set aside the Allahabad High Court order which rejected their bail plea. "Accordingly, the impugned order stands set aside …

HC to hear MP Rashid’s plea against court’s refusal to issue order on bail plea
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HC to hear MP Rashid’s plea against court’s refusal to issue order on bail plea

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court will on February 24 hear jailed parliament member Engineer Rashid’s plea against a local court’s December 23 refusal to pass an order on his bail plea citing lack of jurisdiction. Justice Vikas Mahajan scheduled the hearing after Delhi high court’s registrar general informed the court about the Supreme Court ’s permission for a special court to …

Delhi court grants bail to CEO, coordinator in UPSC coaching drowning case
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi court grants bail to CEO, coordinator in UPSC coaching drowning case

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Monday granted bail to RAU's IAS Study Circle former CEO Abhishek Gupta and coordinator Deshpal Singh in a case related to the drowning of three aspirants at the basement of the coaching centre in Old Rajinder Nagar in July 2024. RAU's IAS Study Circle former CEO Abhishek Gupta and coordinator Deshpal Singh granted bail. Principal district …

Calcutta High Court to ‘supervise’ framing of charges in R.G. Kar financial irregularities case
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court to ‘supervise’ framing of charges in R.G. Kar financial irregularities case

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday said it would ‘strictly supervise’ the proceedings before the special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation at Alipore concerning the framing of charges in the case of alleged financial irregularities at the R.G. Sandip Ghosh, former principal of RGKMCH, charged with allegations of corruption and financial malpractice at the institution during his tenure, …

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 …

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 …

Delhi High Court clears public servant in negligence case, cites belated sanction
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Delhi High Court clears public servant in negligence case, cites belated sanction

India Today  

Sanction has to be obtained by the prosecuting agency before a court takes cognisance and any subsequent sanction would be futile, the Delhi High Court held recently. Justice Neena Krishna Bansal passed the order in a case where a belated sanction was accorded for prosecution of public servants -- the petitioner, an MCD school principal, and a junior engineer contractor …

Coaching centre deaths: Delhi HC grants bail to basement co-owners
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Coaching centre deaths: Delhi HC grants bail to basement co-owners

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to the co-owners of a building’s basement having a coaching centre where three civil services aspirants drowned in July, 2024. Justice Sanjeev Narula prima facie found merit in the accused’s contention that their role was limited to being owners of property where the incident occurred and there was no material to indicate an …

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 …

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 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 …

Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection To Ex-IAS Officer Puja Khedkar, Issues Notice On Anticipatory Bail Plea
2 months ago

Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection To Ex-IAS Officer Puja Khedkar, Issues Notice On Anticipatory Bail Plea

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today issued notice on the anticipatory bail plea of ex-IAS probationary officer Puja Khedkar, who is accused of “misrepresenting and falsifying facts" in her application for Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination, 2022. However, Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra pointed out that the Delhi High Court has given very strong findings in the impugned order, indicting Khedkar …

'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 …

Delhi court grants anticipatory bail to rape accused, notes offence not reported 'in time'
2 months, 1 week 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 dismisses anticipatory bail petition of prison official, five others
2 months, 1 week ago

HC dismisses anticipatory bail petition of prison official, five others

The Hindu  

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed the anticipatory bail petition filed by a prison official and five others named in the case registered by the DVAC in connection with a scam. Justice N. Anand Venkatesh dismissed the petitions filed by M. Urmila, the Superintendent of the Cuddalore Central Prison and the then Superintendent of the …

Delhi High Court Annual Digest 2024: Part III [Citations 801 - 1200]
2 months, 1 week ago

Delhi High Court Annual Digest 2024: Part III [Citations 801 - 1200]

Live Law  

Citations 2024 LiveLaw 801 to 2024 LiveLaw 1200 The Delhi High Court single bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula held once a resolution plan is accepted, the stakeholders cannot impose penalties or claim dues from the Corporate Debtor based on past liabilities. The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Dharmesh Sharmab has held that breaches of undertakings given before a Court, …

Supreme Court Grants Bail To Tihar's Ex-Dy Superintendent In Murder Case Of Inmate In Judicial Custody
2 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Grants Bail To Tihar's Ex-Dy Superintendent In Murder Case Of Inmate In Judicial Custody

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on January 6 granted bail to former Deputy Superintendent of Tihar Jail, Narendra Meena, in connection with the allegations of death of under trial prisoner, a 29-year-old gangster Ankit Gujjar, in judicial custody.A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Rajesh Bindal set aside the order of the Delhi High Court denying him bail. The Supreme Court on …

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 …

Top court warns against interfering in bail orders
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Top court warns against interfering in bail orders

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The Supreme Court has delivered a strong message on judicial consistency, cautioning that it cannot “preach one thing and practice another” when dealing with bail orders. The appeal, filed by the complainant in a cheating case, sought to overturn the high court’s October 2024 decision granting bail to the accused. This observation reflects the apex court’s growing emphasis …

‘Ruthless’ conspiracy: Delhi Police opposes bail to 2020 riots accused
2 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Ruthless’ conspiracy: Delhi Police opposes bail to 2020 riots accused

Hindustan Times  

The 2020 riots in northeast Delhi were part of a “clinical and pathological” conspiracy, orchestrated by forces hostile to India, and carried out with “ruthless intensity,” the Delhi Police told the Delhi high court on Tuesday. The accused – which include jailed student activist Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, former Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Umar Khalid, United Against Hate founder …

Delhi High Court grants bail to man held over two years in Rs 7-crore cheating case
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi High Court grants bail to man held over two years in Rs 7-crore cheating case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court recently granted bail to a man held in custody for over two years in a high-profile cheating case. The accused, Sandeep Tilwani, was arrested in 2022 for allegedly cheating a company of Rs 7 crore by issuing fake payment receipts for bulk rice container orders. “The law prefers bail over jail,” the court noted, …

Delhi High Court Issues Directions For Speedy Disposal Of Compromise Based Pleas To Quash FIRs
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Issues Directions For Speedy Disposal Of Compromise Based Pleas To Quash FIRs

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has recently issued practice directions for ensuring speedy disposal of non-contentious compromise based petitions involving quashing of FIRs. The directions state that all non-contentious compromise based petitions involving quashing of FIRs will be preliminary listed before Joint Registrar for criminal jurisdiction, who can further verify and ensure compliance with the latest guidelines laid down by the …

100 Important Supreme Court Judgments- Part 3 [51 to 75]
2 months, 3 weeks ago

100 Important Supreme Court Judgments- Part 3 [51 to 75]

Live Law  

Case Title – Sheikh Javed Iqbal @ Ashfaq Ansari @ Javed Ansari v. State of Uttar Pradesh., 2024 LiveLaw 486 In a significant judgment granting bail to an undertrial prisoner facing charges under the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967, the Supreme Court held that a constitutional court can grant bail despite statutory restrictions if it finds that the right to speedy …

Delhi High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail To Ex-IAS Probationer Puja Khedkar: 'Classic Case Of Fraud'
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail To Ex-IAS Probationer Puja Khedkar: 'Classic Case Of Fraud'

ABP News  

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to grant Anticipatory bail to former IAS Probationer Puja Khedkar, who is accused of 'misrepresenting and falsifying facts' in her application for Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh dismissed the anticipatory bail plea filed by Khedkar observing that prima facie, a strong case if made out against her, …

Allahabad High Court Quashes Criminal, ED Proceedings Initiated Against Indiabulls & Its Officials
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Allahabad High Court Quashes Criminal, ED Proceedings Initiated Against Indiabulls & Its Officials

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court, on Friday, quashed the criminal proceedings initiated by the borrower, Shipra Group, and the Enforcement Directorate against the Indiabulls Group and its officials as arbitral proceedings pursuant to the loan agreements are already underway, a fact which was suppressed by the informant. Observing that the informant had hidden the various proceedings instituted by him in different …

Delhi HC denies anticipatory bail to ex- IAS trainee Puja Khedkar
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi HC denies anticipatory bail to ex- IAS trainee Puja Khedkar

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to grant anticipatory bail to former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar who has been accused of cheating and wrongly availing of OBC and disability quota benefits in the civil services examination. Ruling that a strong prima facie case was made out against Khedkar, Justice Chandra Dhari Singh said investigation was required to …

District Judiciary's Reluctance In Granting Bail Burdens High Courts, Hierarchical Court Must Introspect: Punjab & Haryana High Court
3 months ago

District Judiciary's Reluctance In Granting Bail Burdens High Courts, Hierarchical Court Must Introspect: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Live Law  

While granting bail to a man booked for offences under the NDPS Act, the Punjab & Haryana High Court observed that district court's reluctance in granting bail burdens the High Court, delays hearing of matters like appeals, revision and it is for the "hierarchical court" like the high court to "introspect". Such reluctance exacerbates the burden on High Courts, where …

Non-Compliance Of S.52A NDPS Act Not Ground For Bail; Irregular Seizure Won't Make Evidence Inadmissible: Supreme Court
3 months ago

Non-Compliance Of S.52A NDPS Act Not Ground For Bail; Irregular Seizure Won't Make Evidence Inadmissible: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today overturned the judgment of the Delhi High Court which held that the procedure mandated under Section 52A is mandatory. A bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma pronounced the judgment in an appeal filed by the Narcotics Control Bureau against the May 18 order of the Delhi High Court. The High Court's judgment …

2020 Delhi Riots: High Court Upholds Order Framing Charges Against Accused, Says 'Evidence Will Be Filtered In The Crucible Of Trial'
3 months ago

2020 Delhi Riots: High Court Upholds Order Framing Charges Against Accused, Says 'Evidence Will Be Filtered In The Crucible Of Trial'

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has upheld a trial court order framing charges against one Salim Malik booked in a case related to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Justice Anish Dayal rejected Malik's plea against the trial court order that framed charges against him for the offences under Sections 147, 148, 427, 435 ten rupees), 436, 450, 149 and 188 of …

Delhi High Court Slaps ₹1 Lakh Cost On Litigant For Filing Contempt Plea Against CCI To Stall Authority's Ongoing Investigation Against It
3 months ago

Delhi High Court Slaps ₹1 Lakh Cost On Litigant For Filing Contempt Plea Against CCI To Stall Authority's Ongoing Investigation Against It

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. In reality, while the petitioner ostensibly seeks contempt proceedings, it is attempting to secure a judicial review of the investigation methodology through the back door, which cannot be entertained.” Background: The petitioner-company, Forech India Pvt Ltd, was investigated by the CCI regarding alleged existence of a bid-rigging cartel in the …

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 …

Delhi excise policy case: SC eases bail terms, AAP’s Manish Sisodia doesn’t need to report to police twice a week
3 months, 1 week ago

Delhi excise policy case: SC eases bail terms, AAP’s Manish Sisodia doesn’t need to report to police twice a week

Live Mint  

Aam Admi Party leader Manish Sisodia got relief in his bail conditions on Wednesday. The former Delhi deputy chief minister won't have to report to the investigating officer twice a week in cases related to the Delhi excise policy, after the Supreme Court’s order. On August 9, the court had granted him bail in both cases linked to the alleged …

Delhi Excise Policy Case : Supreme Court Deletes Bail Condition Requiring Manish Sisodia To Appear Before CBI & ED Twice A Week
3 months, 1 week ago

Delhi Excise Policy Case : Supreme Court Deletes Bail Condition Requiring Manish Sisodia To Appear Before CBI & ED Twice A Week

Live Law  

In a relief to Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia, the Supreme Court today deleted the bail condition imposed on him in the Delhi Excise Policy case requiring appearance before the Investigating Officers of the ED & CBI twice a week.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan passed the order, clarifying that Sisodia shall regularly attend the trial. …

Supreme Court Grants Bail To UP Police Officers Convicted For Hashimpura Massacre
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Grants Bail To UP Police Officers Convicted For Hashimpura Massacre

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today granted bail to the members of the Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary personnel who were convicted by the Delhi High Court in the 1987 Hashimpura massacre case.A bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice AG Masih passed the order considering that the convicts have been undergoing imprisonment for over six years since November 2018. The …

Excise policy: Delhi HC refuses to prepone hearing on Kejriwal's plea in money laundering case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Excise policy: Delhi HC refuses to prepone hearing on Kejriwal's plea in money laundering case

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to advance the hearing on a petition by A chief Arvind Kejriwal challenging a trial court's order taking cognisance of a chargesheet filed against him in a money laundering case. Excise policy: Delhi HC refuses to prepone hearing on Kejriwal's plea in money laundering case Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri said, "matter …

Delhi HC issues notice over Sisodia’s plea challenging charge sheet cognisance
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi HC issues notice over Sisodia’s plea challenging charge sheet cognisance

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Monday issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate over former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia’s plea challenging a city court’s order taking cognisance of the charge sheet filed in the Delhi excise policy case. The court will also hear the Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal’s plea seeking similar relief in the same case on …

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 …

'Bail Is The Rule, Jail The Exception' : Supreme Court Deprecates High Courts Denying Bail In Routine Manner By Fixing Deadline For Trials
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Bail Is The Rule, Jail The Exception' : Supreme Court Deprecates High Courts Denying Bail In Routine Manner By Fixing Deadline For Trials

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to a man accused of counterfeiting currency who had been incarcerated for two years and six months invoking the principle that “bail is the rule and jail is the exception.” “Appellant has undergone incarceration for a period of two and a half years. After rejecting the prayer for bail the courts cannot provide …

Police Issued Notice To Appear To Accused After Rejection Of Anticipatory Bail, Seem To Be Running A "Parallel Court": Madhya Pradesh HC
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Police Issued Notice To Appear To Accused After Rejection Of Anticipatory Bail, Seem To Be Running A "Parallel Court": Madhya Pradesh HC

Live Law  

The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court pulled up the police authorities for wilfully delaying appropriate action against an accused, noting that despite rejection of his anticipatory bail plea by the high court and his subsequent plea by Supreme Court, a section 41A CrPC notice was issued to him indicating that the police is running a "parallel court". Justice …

Excise case: Former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal moves HC against trial court decision
4 months ago

Excise case: Former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal moves HC against trial court decision

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has approached the High Court, contesting the trial court’s decision to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s complaints in the Excise Policy case. Kejriwal’s petition argues that the trial court’s actions were procedurally flawed due to the absence of mandatory sanctions required under Section 197 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Kejriwal’s legal …

Arvind Kejriwal seeks quashing of order over ED’s supplementary charge sheet
4 months ago

Arvind Kejriwal seeks quashing of order over ED’s supplementary charge sheet

Hindustan Times  

Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has approached the Delhi high court seeking to quash a city court’s order taking cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate ’s seventh supplementary charge sheet in the Delhi excise policy case, citing lack of sanction. On July 9, the city court took cognisance of the charge sheet and issued production warrants against Kejriwal noting that …

Delhi HC stays order setting aside discharge of Gambhir in cheating case
4 months ago

Delhi HC stays order setting aside discharge of Gambhir in cheating case

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday stayed an order which had set aside the discharge of former cricketer and current head coach of the Indian cricket team Gautam Gambhir and others in a case in which home buyers were reportedly cheated. Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri passed the interim order and sought the response of the Delhi government on …

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