Supreme Court Grants 'One Last Opportunity' To Gujarat Govt. To File Reply In Appeal Against Bail To Accused Of Murder Of A Scheduled Caste Youth
4 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Grants 'One Last Opportunity' To Gujarat Govt. To File Reply In Appeal Against Bail To Accused Of Murder Of A Scheduled Caste Youth

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"Learned counsel for the State prays for and is granted one week time, as a last opportunity, to file counter affidavit", ordered the bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and M. R. Shah. The bench listed the matter after a week., Justice Shah asked the counsel appearing for Gujarat government as to why the state has not filed its counter affidavit on the appeal against the last year's High Court order granting bail. The High Court had noted that section 3 of the said SC/ST Act obliges the complainant in opening recital, to plead the case that the accused is not the member of the said Act. "It is alleged that on the date of incident, at 6 O'clock, the complainant along with her husband and aunt went in the factory area for collecting scrap and in the open place, certain scrap material was found and as they were collecting the same, 5 persons came and without asking anything, started assaulting them and thereafter, they were taken towards the factory of one of the persons.

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Dismayed Over Repeated Failure Of Jail Authorities To Produce Accused: Punjab & Haryana HC Seeks Affidavit Of ADGP Explaining Failure Of Duty

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The Punjab & Haryana High Court has summoned the Additional Director General of Police, Punjab, to file a comprehensive affidavit, explaining in detail the reasons for the repeated non-production of an accused on the schedule dates of hearing before the trial Court. Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul said, "this Court is deeply concerned and dismayed over the repeated failure of the …

Karnataka Govt Moves Supreme Court Against Bail Granted To Actor Darshan In Renukaswamy Murder Case
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The Karnataka State Government has filed a plea before the Supreme Court challenging the order of the Karnataka High Court granting bail to actor Darshan, Pavitra Gowda and other co-accused in the Renukaswamy Murder Case.Advocate Anil C Nishani has filed the plea on behalf of the Karnataka Government. The Karnataka State Government has filed a plea before the Supreme Court …

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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 …

Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against BJP State President BY Vijayendra For Allegedly Extorting Money Under Guise Of Electoral Bonds
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The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday allowed the petition filed by then Vice President and now BJP State President BY Vijayendra and quashed proceedings pertaining to an FIR registered against him for allegedly extorting money under the guise of electoral bonds. It said “The counsel being changed for qua the other accused raising different grounds that were not raised by …

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[GST] Assesee Cannot File For Requisite Documents Once Plea Is Accepted And Notice Is Issued: Allahabad High Court

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Gujarat High Court Declines Bail To Husband Booked For Wife's Murder After Noting That He Tried To Mislead The Probe
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Gujarat High Court Declines Bail To Husband Booked For Wife's Murder After Noting That He Tried To Mislead The Probe

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The Gujarat High Court recently rejected a man's bail plea who is accused of his wife's murder after noting that he had attempted to mislead the probe by first filing a missing person complaint and a habeas corpus petition before the court despite identifying the place from where the remains of his deceased wife's body were dug out. The court …

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

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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 …

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

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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 …

Gujarat High Court Asks Police To Probe Rape FIR Against BJP MLA Without 'Fear And Favour'
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Gujarat High Court Asks Police To Probe Rape FIR Against BJP MLA Without 'Fear And Favour'

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The State Police has informed the Gujarat High Court that it has registered an FIR against BJP MLA from Prantij- Gajendrasinh Udesinh Parmar, after a woman moved a plea seeking lodging of an FIR on the allegations of rape. The court however said that it hopes and expects that the Investigating Agency shall probe the alleged offences "without any fear …

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

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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 …

Sworn Affidavit Compulsory Along With Private Complaint: Karnataka High Court Reiterates
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Sworn Affidavit Compulsory Along With Private Complaint: Karnataka High Court Reiterates

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The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that a person filing a private complaint before the Magistrate court has to file a sworn affidavit in support of the complaint. A Single judge, Justice Mohammad Nawaz, held thus while allowing a petition filed by Parvati Sharanappa and another person and quashed the FIR and private complaint initiated by Rayappa Jangali against them …

Supreme Court Seeks Explanation From Registry On Why Counter Affidavit Filed By Non-Party Was Accepted
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Supreme Court Seeks Explanation From Registry On Why Counter Affidavit Filed By Non-Party Was Accepted

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The Supreme Court on November 14 sought an explanation from the Registrar how a party was able to file a counter-affidavit when its application seeking impleadment was not allowed by the Court. A bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma was hearing a Special Leave Petition filed against the May 17 order of the Punjab & Haryana …

Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To 99 Convicts In Marakumbi Atrocity Case, Admits Their Appeal Against Conviction
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Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To 99 Convicts In Marakumbi Atrocity Case, Admits Their Appeal Against Conviction

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The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday granted bail to 99 convicts in a decade old case of atrocity against members of the Scheduled Caste community at Marakumbi village. Therefore accused persons have made out grounds for grant of bail and case for suspension of sentence.” Accordingly, it granted bail and directed release of each of them on executing personal bond …

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Gujarat High Court Enlarges Man Booked In 2013 Sabarmati Prison Break Attempt Case On Regular Bail

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The Gujarat High Court granted regular bail to Saquib Nisar Shaikh–booked in connection with the 2013 Sabarmati prison break attempt case by allegedly digging a tunnel, noting that the applicant had already been in jail for over a decade with no immediate prospect of completion of trial.The FIR was registered under IPC Sections 224, 120B, 130and Sections 42 and 45 …

Threatening witnesses: Plea in High Court seeks Nawab Malik's bail cancellation
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Threatening witnesses: Plea in High Court seeks Nawab Malik's bail cancellation

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A petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking cancellation of the interim bail granted to former Maharashtra minister and NCP Ajit Pawar faction leader Nawab Malik in a money laundering case. He was granted bail by the Supreme Court on medical grounds in July till the disposal of the regular bail plea pending before the Bombay High …

Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Challenging Bail Granted To One Accused In Tailor Kanhaiya Lal Murder Case
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Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Challenging Bail Granted To One Accused In Tailor Kanhaiya Lal Murder Case

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The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a plea challenging bail granted to Mohammed Javed, one of the accused in the 2022 beheading case of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal. The petition challenges the Rajasthan High Court's decision to grant bail to Javed in September 2024, based on the court's assessment that prima facie evidence did not suggest Javed's involvement …

After Kejriwal, Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To Another PMLA Accused For Contesting Elections; Clarifies Order Not To Be Treated As Precedent
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After Kejriwal, Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To Another PMLA Accused For Contesting Elections; Clarifies Order Not To Be Treated As Precedent

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Gujarat government files appeal in Madras High Court, gets single judge’s order stayed
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Gujarat government files appeal in Madras High Court, gets single judge’s order stayed

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Supreme Court Dismisses Ex-Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini's Plea To Quash FIR In Multani Murder Case
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Supreme Court Dismisses Ex-Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini's Plea To Quash FIR In Multani Murder Case

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The Supreme Court today dismissed a special leave petition filed by former Director General of Police, Punjab, Sumeth Singh Saini challenging the judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court refusing to quash an F.I.R. In 1991, during the Punjab militancy, one Balwant Singh Multani was killed allegedly due to custodial torture. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohagti, appearing for Saini, apprised …

Bombay High Court urges lower courts to be prompt with pre-arrest bail cases to protect citizens’ liberty
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Bombay High Court urges lower courts to be prompt with pre-arrest bail cases to protect citizens’ liberty

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday urged lower courts to be prompt in resolving anticipatory bail applications to safeguard the liberty of citizens. The High Court expressed displeasure over the slow handling of a pre-arrest bail petition by a sessions court in Kalyan in Thane district of Maharashtra. A single Bench of Judge Sandeep V. Marne was hearing an appeal …

Supreme Court Adjourns Arvind Kejriwal's Bail Plea In CBI Case Till September 5
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Supreme Court Adjourns Arvind Kejriwal's Bail Plea In CBI Case Till September 5

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The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the hearing of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's pleas challenging his arrest and seeking bail in the case registered by the CBI over the alleged Delhi Liquor Policy scam, after the CBI sought time to file a counter-affidavit in the matter.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan posted the matter on September …

Swati Maliwal assault case: Delhi police files affidavit in SC opposing bail for Bibhav Kumar
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Swati Maliwal assault case: Delhi police files affidavit in SC opposing bail for Bibhav Kumar

New Indian Express  

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'Alarming Situation' : Supreme Court Flags Concerns On Pendency Of Civil Suits In Gujarat Courts, Seeks Report From HC
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'Alarming Situation' : Supreme Court Flags Concerns On Pendency Of Civil Suits In Gujarat Courts, Seeks Report From HC

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The Supreme Court, recently flagged serious concerns pertaining to the pendency of suits before Civil Courts in the State of Gujarat. Expressing its dismay at the situation, the Bench remarked “If this is the fate of a Suit for Recovery of public money, it simply depicts an alarming situation and a question mark on the efficacy of judicial system.” In …

Allahabad HC relief to SP MLA in 2021 criminal case
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Allahabad HC relief to SP MLA in 2021 criminal case

Hindustan Times  

The Allahabad high court has directed the trial court to grant interim bail to SP MLA from Kanpur Amitabh Bajpai if he files a bail application in a 2021 criminal intimidation case. The high court further directed the trial court to decide his discharge application in the case within two months and clarified that the interim bail will end after …

Delhi excise policy case: SC to hear BRS MLC K Kavitha's bail plea on August 12
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Delhi excise policy case: SC to hear BRS MLC K Kavitha's bail plea on August 12

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on August 12, Monday, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader, K Kavitha's plea seeking bail in the cases filed by both the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the 2021-22 Excise Policy A two-judge bench of the top court, led by Justice BR Gavai and also comprising …

Wrong Practices Cannot Change Law Of Pleadings: Gujarat High Court On Facts Being Mentioned In Grounds Of Writ Petition
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Wrong Practices Cannot Change Law Of Pleadings: Gujarat High Court On Facts Being Mentioned In Grounds Of Writ Petition

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While hearing a matter wherein an alleged “agricultural land” had been declared as “excess land” by the authorities, the Gujarat High Court on Wednesday orally remarked that the “law of pleadings” cannot be changed by any “wrong practices”.The high court made the observations after noting that certain factual averments formed part of the grounds mentioned in. The high court made …

Court orders Delhi Police to file reply on Bibhav Kumar's bail plea by August 21
5 months ago

Court orders Delhi Police to file reply on Bibhav Kumar's bail plea by August 21

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Police to file its response by August 21 on the plea of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar for grant of bail in the AAP Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal assault case. Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing for the Delhi Police, told a bench of Justices Surya Kant, …

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Order To Lodge FIR Against Police Officer For Faulty Investigation, Cites Non-Compliance Of HC Rules
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Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Order To Lodge FIR Against Police Officer For Faulty Investigation, Cites Non-Compliance Of HC Rules

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed the direction of a trial court to file case against a Police Officer who allegedly conducted faulty investigation in a criminal intimidation case.Trial Court had, while acquitting the accused persons in the case, said that an unfair and faulty investigation was conducted by both the investigating officers and the SHO concerned, thereby …

Delhi excise policy case: SC adjourns Sisodia's bail hearing to August 5
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Delhi excise policy case: SC adjourns Sisodia's bail hearing to August 5

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court adjourned former Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia’s plea challenging the Delhi High Court’s order rejecting his bail to August 5 in the excise policy-linked money laundering case. A two-judge bench of the top court, led by Justice B R Gavai and Justice K V Viswanathan said, "Let the ED reply be filed prior to Thursday. …

Karnataka High Court Quashes Rape Proceedings Against POCSO Accused After He Marries Victim
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court Quashes Rape Proceedings Against POCSO Accused After He Marries Victim

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The Karnataka High Court has quashed rape proceedings against an accused who during the pendency of the petition seeking quashing of offence was released on interim bail to allow him to marry the victim, who turned major and gave birth to a child. If the proceedings are not quashed, it would undoubtedly result in grave jeopardy to the life of …

Bombay High Court grants default bail to 2 PFI members
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bombay High Court grants default bail to 2 PFI members

The Hindu  

A division bench of judges comprising, Justice Revati Mohite-Dere and Justice Gauri Godse of the Bombay High Court granted a default bail to Momin Moiuddin Gulam Hasan alias Moin Mistri and Asif Aminul Hussain Khan Adhikari who were accused of being the Popular Front of India members. On September 22, 2022, five men: Mazhar Mansoor Khan, Shaikh Sadik Isak Qureshi, …

While Imposing Conditions For Bail, Trial Court Cannot Direct Accused To Apply For Passport, Obtain It & Then Surrender It: Bombay HC
6 months ago

While Imposing Conditions For Bail, Trial Court Cannot Direct Accused To Apply For Passport, Obtain It & Then Surrender It: Bombay HC

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In a significant order, the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday held that a trial court while granting bail does not have any power to direct a person/accused to apply for a passport, obtain it and then surrender it to avail bail. Single-judge Justice Bharat Deshpande quashed and set aside such an "unusual" condition imposed by a …

Supreme Court Grants Bail in UAPA Case After 4-Year Wait, Spotlights Prolonged Undertrial Detention, But Inconsistent Application Raises Concerns
6 months ago

Supreme Court Grants Bail in UAPA Case After 4-Year Wait, Spotlights Prolonged Undertrial Detention, But Inconsistent Application Raises Concerns

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 06, 2024 14:21 IST - 8 MINS READ On bail matters, especially in cases under the draconian Unlawful Activities Act, 1967, the Supreme Court and the High Courts have been, of late, liberal in interpreting the law in favour of the accused. The two-judge bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Ujjal Bhuyan on …

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup June 24 - June 30, 2024
6 months, 1 week ago

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup June 24 - June 30, 2024

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FIR Can Be Elaborated Upon By Informant But Cannot Be Used To Create Fresh Charges Against Accused: J&K High Court Grants Bail To In-Laws Accused Of Gang Rape
7 months, 1 week ago

FIR Can Be Elaborated Upon By Informant But Cannot Be Used To Create Fresh Charges Against Accused: J&K High Court Grants Bail To In-Laws Accused Of Gang Rape

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The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has granted bail to two men accused of gangrape, observing that the initial complaint in the First Information Report can be elaborated upon by the informant, but this cannot be used to introduce new accusations or entirely new offenses against the accused. Spotlighting the distinction between elaboration and improvisation with respect to …

Delhi high court denies bail to AAP leader Manish Sisodia in excise policy case
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi high court denies bail to AAP leader Manish Sisodia in excise policy case

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Tuesday denied bail to Aam Aadmi Party leader and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in all the cases pertaining to the alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy 2021-22. The dissemination of false information by portraying it as a form of feedback constitutes corruption,” the court said The denial of bail to Sisodia …

SC grants anticipatory bail to Mukhtar’s son
8 months ago

SC grants anticipatory bail to Mukhtar’s son

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The Supreme Court on Monday granted anticipatory bail to Umar Ansari, son of late gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari in a case in which he is accused of being part of a conspiracy to promote enmity and obstruct public servants during the 2022 assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. UP’s additional advocate general Garima Prasad told the court during the hearing …

Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Murder Accused Who Wasn't Produced Before Trial Court On 70 Previous Dates, Calls It Prosecution's Failure
8 months ago

Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Murder Accused Who Wasn't Produced Before Trial Court On 70 Previous Dates, Calls It Prosecution's Failure

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The Bombay High Court recently granted bail to a murder accused after he was not produced before the trial court on 70 occasions, despite notices from the trial court. Justice SG Mehare of the Aurangabad bench observed that although the charges are serious, the non-production of the accused before the trial court entitled him to bail. The accused was not …

Delhi high court rejects ‘fanciful’ bail plea for Kejriwal by law student
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi high court rejects ‘fanciful’ bail plea for Kejriwal by law student

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking extraordinary interim bail for chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, and imposed a fine of ₹75,000 on the petitioner. On Monday, the high court was hearing the law student’s petition, in which he sought Kejriwal’s release against his personal bond, coupled with an undertaking on the latter’s behalf that he would not …

Lakhimpur Kheri Case| Supreme Court Asks UP Police & Prosecutor To Ensure Presence Of Witnesses To Avoid Delay In Trial
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lakhimpur Kheri Case| Supreme Court Asks UP Police & Prosecutor To Ensure Presence Of Witnesses To Avoid Delay In Trial

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The Supreme Court, while hearing Ashish Mishra's bail plea in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, observed in its order that the public prosecutor and the local police need to take effective steps to ensure the presence of witnesses during Ashish Mishra's trial in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri incident. Today, Senior Advocate Siddhartha Dave, appearing for Mishra, apprised the …

Supreme Court Criticises Gujarat HC Bench For Releasing Case Without Judgment 10 Months After Reserving Verdict
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Criticises Gujarat HC Bench For Releasing Case Without Judgment 10 Months After Reserving Verdict

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has voiced its criticism in a matter where the Gujarat High Court reserved a judgment for ten months and ultimately released it because it was not pronounced within a reasonable time. "We hope earnestly that this does not reflect the trend in High Courts in other parts of the country as well", the Supreme Court observed in …

Anticipatory Bail Application Can Be Considered Even After Cognizance Of Private Complaint Is Taken: Karnataka High Court
9 months, 1 week ago

Anticipatory Bail Application Can Be Considered Even After Cognizance Of Private Complaint Is Taken: Karnataka High Court

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The Karnataka High Court has set aside an order of the trial court which rejected a petition for anticipatory bail filed by an accused charged under provisions of the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes Act on the ground that cognizance had already been taken of the complaint. The court said,“The Sessions Judge was not proper in rejecting the petition filed under Section …

'Alarming Delays In Reports From Forensic Science Labs': High Court Forms Panel To Look Into Functioning Of FSL's In Punjab & Haryana
10 months ago

'Alarming Delays In Reports From Forensic Science Labs': High Court Forms Panel To Look Into Functioning Of FSL's In Punjab & Haryana

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has constituted a three-member committee to look into the functioning of the Forensic Science Laboratories across the States of Haryana and Punjab, specifically focusing on the inordinate delay and lapses that have been repeatedly coming to the notice of this Court during the hearing of multiple cases. Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul said, "The mandate …

Supreme Court Extends Interim Bail Of Union Minister's Son Ashish Mishra In Lakhimpur Kheri Case
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court Extends Interim Bail Of Union Minister's Son Ashish Mishra In Lakhimpur Kheri Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today extended the interim bail granted earlier to Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra in the Lakhimpur Kheri case concerning the killings of four farmers in October 2021.The Bench of Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan noted that since the last date of hearing ie September 26, 2023, no Report had been received from the Trial …

Illegal Mining Case: Jharkhand High Court Rejects Bail Plea Of Pankaj Mishra, MLA Representative Of Hemant Soren
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Illegal Mining Case: Jharkhand High Court Rejects Bail Plea Of Pankaj Mishra, MLA Representative Of Hemant Soren

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The Jharkhand High Court on Saturday rejected the bail petition of Pankaj Mishra, an MLA representative of the state's former Chief Minister Hemant Soren. The ED also leveled charges against electricity trader Prem Prakash, local criminal Sahibganj Bacchu Yadav, and Pankaj Mishra, and subsequently filed a prosecution charge in March 2023 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. In his …

Railways land-for-job case: Delhi court grants interim bail to ex-Bihar CM Rabri Devi, 2 daughters
11 months ago

Railways land-for-job case: Delhi court grants interim bail to ex-Bihar CM Rabri Devi, 2 daughters

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Friday, February 9, 2024, granted interim bail to former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi and daughters Misa Bharti, RJD MP, and Hema Yadav till February 28 in the Railways land-for-job case. Special Judge Vishal Gogne passed the order after the ED sought time to file a reply to the regular bail applications filed by the accused …

Supreme Court Criticises HC For Not Deciding Bail Application On Merits & Disposing It Asking Accused To Approach Trial Court
11 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Criticises HC For Not Deciding Bail Application On Merits & Disposing It Asking Accused To Approach Trial Court

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In a bail application, where the Bombay High Court permitted the accused to file the same before the Trial Court instead of deciding it on merits, the Supreme Court observed that this approach amounts to non-exercise of jurisdiction. However, the High Court disposed off his bail application and ordered: “.Be that as it may, as the applicant is in jail …

Bombay High Court Grants Bail To POCSO Accused After Finding That Complainant, Advocate Submitted False & Impersonated Affidavit Before Notary
11 months, 1 week ago

Bombay High Court Grants Bail To POCSO Accused After Finding That Complainant, Advocate Submitted False & Impersonated Affidavit Before Notary

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently granted bail to a man accused of sexually assaulting his daughter after finding that the complainant and her advocate, filed a false affidavit in the case. Prima facie, the conduct of the Respondent No.2 and the conduct of the learned Advocate Rohit Kumar amounts to interference in the administration of justice as false and fabricated …

Absence Of The Accused Is Not Sufficient Reason To Revoke Bail
11 months, 1 week ago

Absence Of The Accused Is Not Sufficient Reason To Revoke Bail

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently observed that the non-appearance of the accused party is no ground for cancellation of bail. Gavai, Sanjay Karol, and Sandeep Mehta was hearing a criminal appeal arising out of the impugned order of the Calcutta High Court cancelling bail. “.we find that merely because the appellant did not appear personally could not have been a ground …

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