Section 439(2) CrPC - Bail Cannot Be Cancelled Merely For Any Perceived Indiscipline By Accused Before Granting Bail : Supreme Court
2 years, 1 month ago

Section 439(2) CrPC - Bail Cannot Be Cancelled Merely For Any Perceived Indiscipline By Accused Before Granting Bail : Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court observed that cancellation of bail cannot be ordered merely for any perceived indiscipline on the part of the accused before granting bail. Ordinarily, unless a strong case based on any supervening event is made out, an order granting bail is not to be lightly interfered with under Section 439 CrPC.If the Trial Court was satisfied that the accused was entitled to be given the concession of bail while putting her to specific terms and conditions, the order so passed had neither been suffering from any fundamental error nor there was any other material factor for which the bail granted to the appellant was to be annulled", the court said. In other words, the powers of cancellation of bail cannot be approached as if of disciplinary proceedings against the accused and in fact, in a case where bail has already been granted, its upsetting under Section 439 CrPC is envisaged only in such cases where the liberty of the accused is going to be counteracting the requirements of a proper trial of the criminal case. Headnotes Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ; Section 439 - Cancellation of bail cannot be ordered merely for any perceived indiscipline on the part of the accused before granting bai - The powers of cancellation of bail cannot be approached as if of disciplinary proceedings against the accused - In a case where bail has already been granted, its upsetting under Section 439 CrPC is envisaged only in such cases where the liberty of the accused is going to be counteracting the requirements of a proper trial of the criminal case - Unless a strong case based on any supervening event is made out, an order granting bail is not to be lightly interfered.

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25 Notable Supreme Court Judgments Of 2024 On Bail & Arrest
1 day, 20 hours ago

25 Notable Supreme Court Judgments Of 2024 On Bail & Arrest

Live Law  

The Supreme Court delivered several notable judgments in 2024 on the parameters for bail and powers of arrest. PMLA| ED Cannot Arrest On Grave Suspicion Alone; There Must Be Written Reasons To Believe That Accused Is Guilty : Supreme Court Case Title : Arvind Kejriwal v. Directorate of Enforcement | 2024 LiveLaw 463 Coram : Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice …

District Judiciary's Reluctance In Granting Bail Burdens High Courts, Hierarchical Court Must Introspect: Punjab & Haryana High Court
2 days, 16 hours 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 …

Mandatory To Hear Informant/Victim Before Granting Bail In Rape Offences, SC/ST Act Cases : Supreme Court
6 days, 12 hours ago

Mandatory To Hear Informant/Victim Before Granting Bail In Rape Offences, SC/ST Act Cases : Supreme Court

Live Law  

Affirming the importance of victim participation in criminal proceedings, the Supreme Court recently canceled the bail granted to a person accused of serious offences where the bail proceedings were conducted in the absence of the victim. The bench comprising Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma heard the criminal appeal filed by a victim against the Allahabad High Court's …

Supreme Court reserves order on plea against termination of 2 Madhya Pradesh judges
1 week ago

Supreme Court reserves order on plea against termination of 2 Madhya Pradesh judges

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order on the suo motu writ petition registered in connection with the termination of services of six female civil judges by the Madhya Pradesh government, of which two are yet to be reinstated. On the last date of hearing, the top court had slammed the state high court for terminating the services of …

Bail Should Not Be Granted Ordinarily In Serious Offences Like Rape & Murder Once Trial Starts: Supreme Court
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Bail Should Not Be Granted Ordinarily In Serious Offences Like Rape & Murder Once Trial Starts: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has observed that in serious offences like murder, rape, dacoity etc., bail applications of the accused should not be ordinarily entertained by the Trial Courts and the High Courts. "Ordinarily in serious offences like rape, murder, dacoity, etc., once the trial commences and the prosecution starts examining its witnesses, the Court be it the Trial Court or …

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

UAPA | Supreme Court Refuses To Cancel Bail Of Man Booked Over Alleged ISIS Links, Expunges Madras HC's Remarks
3 weeks, 4 days ago

UAPA | Supreme Court Refuses To Cancel Bail Of Man Booked Over Alleged ISIS Links, Expunges Madras HC's Remarks

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently refused to cancel the bail granted to one Asif Musthaheen, booked over alleged ISIS links, Al-Qaeda ideology and plans to kill members of Hindu organisations.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order. The Supreme Court recently refused to cancel the bail granted to one Asif Musthaheen, booked over alleged ISIS links, Al-Qaeda …

Hasn't Laid Down That Sentence Can Be Suspended Only If Half Term Is Undergone : Supreme Court
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Hasn't Laid Down That Sentence Can Be Suspended Only If Half Term Is Undergone : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently clarified that it has not laid down any proposition that post-conviction bail can be granted only if the convict has undergone half of the sentence.While considering a petition challenging the refusal of the Madhya Pradesh High Court to suspend sentence, the Court observed that the High Court has misunderstood its decision in Atul @ Ashutosh v. …

'Bail Is The Rule, Jail The Exception' : Supreme Court Deprecates High Courts Denying Bail In Routine Manner By Fixing Deadline For Trials
4 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
1 month 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 …

High Court Allows Anticipatory Bail Plea for Accused Facing Arrest Warrant
2 months ago

High Court Allows Anticipatory Bail Plea for Accused Facing Arrest Warrant

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that there is no 'absolute prohibition' against considering an application for anticipatory bail filed by an accused facing an arrest warrant or proclamation under Section 82 CrPC. The court is empowered to consider the merits of the case in extremely exceptional cases in the interest of justice.

Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Condition That Accused Who Got Bail Can Furnish Bail Bonds Only After Spending 6 Months In Custody
3 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Condition That Accused Who Got Bail Can Furnish Bail Bonds Only After Spending 6 Months In Custody

Live Law  

Reiterating that the pre-trial process itself shall not become punishment, the Supreme Court yesterday set aside a bail condition imposed by the Patna High Court to the effect that the bail bonds be furnished by the accused after completion of 6 months in custody from the date of the order. "We see no valid reason for the High Court to …

Court Can't Postpone Implementation Of Bail Order After Finding Accused Entitled To Bail: Supreme Court
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Court Can't Postpone Implementation Of Bail Order After Finding Accused Entitled To Bail: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that once a court concludes that an accused is entitled to bail, it cannot delay the implementation of the bail order, as doing so may violate the rights guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih deleted the condition imposed by Patna High Court …

'Better To Lose By Making Correct Statement Than To Lose Confidence Of Court': Orissa HC Denies Bail To Economic Offender For Misrepresenting SC Order
3 months, 4 weeks ago

'Better To Lose By Making Correct Statement Than To Lose Confidence Of Court': Orissa HC Denies Bail To Economic Offender For Misrepresenting SC Order

Live Law  

The Orissa High Court has denied bail to a person, accused of committing economic offences, for misleading the Court with regard to an order passed by the Supreme Court so as to obtain an adjournment and by playing such fraud, to extend the period of liberty. The top Court stayed the order of the High Court and exempted the petitioner …

Supreme Court Grants Bail To School Authorities Arrested By MP Police Over Alleged Illegal Fee Hike & Book Sales
4 months ago

Supreme Court Grants Bail To School Authorities Arrested By MP Police Over Alleged Illegal Fee Hike & Book Sales

Live Law  

The Supreme Court granted bail to principals of various schools and officer bearers of the Schools' Managing Committee in Jabalpur who were arrested for allegedly raising the fees and selling the books with different ISBN numbers. “Let the appellants be produced before the concerned Trial Court forthwith, who shall release them on bail, subject to the appellants giving bail-bonds in …

Automatic Cancellation Of Bail Order Without Hearing Accused Is Violative Of Natural Justice Principles, Fundamental Rights: Madhya Pradesh HC
4 months, 1 week ago

Automatic Cancellation Of Bail Order Without Hearing Accused Is Violative Of Natural Justice Principles, Fundamental Rights: Madhya Pradesh HC

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur has addressed the legality of an automatic cancellation clause in bail orders. The Court, while recalling its previous order dated 14.03.2022, stated unequivocally that any condition leading to the automatic cancellation of bail without due process and opportunity of hearing infringes upon the fundamental right to personal liberty. The judgment stated "If there …

Supreme Court says 'bail, not jail' is the rule even in special law cases like UAPA
4 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court says 'bail, not jail' is the rule even in special law cases like UAPA

India Today  

In a significant decision, the Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the “bail is the rule, jail is the exception” dictum to special laws like the Unlawful Activities Act. A bench of Justices AS Oka and Augustine George Masih said, “Allegations may be serious, but if courts deny bail in deserving cases, then it violates fundamental rights.” “When the case is …

Ruling on Sisodia calls for judicial reforms in bail process
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ruling on Sisodia calls for judicial reforms in bail process

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The Supreme Court verdict granting bail to former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in connection with the Delhi excise policy case marks a critical precedent, particularly in high-profile cases where gravity of charges and prolonged incarceration has been used as tools to deny individuals their right to liberty. The court observed that in many instances, both trial …

Supreme Court verdict on Manish Sisodia revives ‘bail, not jail, is the rule’ adage
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court verdict on Manish Sisodia revives ‘bail, not jail, is the rule’ adage

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court judgment granting bail to former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, revived a well-settled but endangered principle that ‘jail and not bail is the exception’, even in economic offence cases. Viswanathan did not mince words while saying that High Courts and trial courts nowadays prefer to “play safe” and deny bail even if the case is …

Why Parvinder Singh Khurana v ED is an Important Judgment for Bail Jurisprudence
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Parvinder Singh Khurana v ED is an Important Judgment for Bail Jurisprudence

The Quint  

“If courts ‘cave in’ when great rights are gouged within the sound-proof, sight-proof precincts of prison houses, where, often, dissenters and minorities are caged, Bastilles will be re-enacted. Therefore we affirm that imprisonment does not spell farewell to fundamental rights although, by a realistic re-appraisal, courts will refuse to recognise the full panoply of Part III enjoyed by a free …

Bail Order Shouldn't Be Normally Stayed During Pendency Of Application To Cancel Bail : Supreme Court
5 months ago

Bail Order Shouldn't Be Normally Stayed During Pendency Of Application To Cancel Bail : Supreme Court

Live Law  

In an important judgment, the Supreme Court on Tuesday held that bail orders should not be normally stayed. Setting aside an order of the Delhi High Court which stayed the bail granted in a money laundering case, the Court stated that bail orders can be stayed only in exceptional circumstances. However, the court, highlighting that the rights guaranteed under Article …

Supreme Court says an order granting bail can be put on hold only in exceptional cases
5 months ago

Supreme Court says an order granting bail can be put on hold only in exceptional cases

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, while setting aside the order of the Delhi High Court, which stayed the bail granted in a money laundering case, held that bail orders should not normally be put on hold. Stay should be granted only in exceptional cases.” The bench in its 16-page judgment on a petition filed by Parvinder Singh Khurana, an accused …

Presumption Of Non-Application Of Mind If Bail Order Does Not Furnish Reasons: Supreme Court
5 months, 1 week ago

Presumption Of Non-Application Of Mind If Bail Order Does Not Furnish Reasons: Supreme Court

Live Law  

Recently, the Supreme Court observed that where an order of bail does not furnish reasons behind the decision taken, there is a presumption of the non-application of mind. "Where an order refusing or granting bail does not furnish the reasons that inform the decision, there is a presumption of the non-application of mind which may require the intervention of this …

In HC, Kejriwal opposes ED’s plea against his bail in excise case
5 months, 2 weeks ago

In HC, Kejriwal opposes ED’s plea against his bail in excise case

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday opposed before the Delhi high court a plea by the Enforcement Directorate against the bail he was granted, arguing that discretionary orders of bail cannot be set aside merely on perceptions and fanciful imagination of the prosecution. Kejriwal asserted that the court, before granting bail to him, had clearly heard ED, and the agency …

Right To Expeditious Trial Is A Fundamental Right: Chhattisgarh HC Reiterates While Allowing Bail Application U/S 439 CrPC
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Right To Expeditious Trial Is A Fundamental Right: Chhattisgarh HC Reiterates While Allowing Bail Application U/S 439 CrPC

Live Law  

The Chattisgarh High Court has allowed a bail application upon observing that the right to expeditious trial is a fundamental right. The Court noted that under Section 193 of BNSS, it is the duty of the Investigating Officer to provide a police report and other documents to the accused, with the documents being indexed to the Magistrate as required under …

'Absurd, Impossible' : Supreme Court On HC's Condition That Accused Will Get Bail Only If Victim Stands As Surety
5 months, 3 weeks ago

'Absurd, Impossible' : Supreme Court On HC's Condition That Accused Will Get Bail Only If Victim Stands As Surety

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed disappointment over an 'absurd' condition for bail imposed by the Patna High Court where the bail was granted to an accused on the condition that the victim of the offence should stand as his surety. The vacation bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing a matter where the Patna High Court …

Co-Accused Can't Claim Parity As Matter Of Right Just Because Other Accused Has Illegally Obtained Bail By Concealing Material Fact: Rajasthan HC
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Co-Accused Can't Claim Parity As Matter Of Right Just Because Other Accused Has Illegally Obtained Bail By Concealing Material Fact: Rajasthan HC

Live Law  

Finding that the accused had suppressed the material facts & evidence against her and has committed an act of misrepresentation for getting the order of bail, when the 'evidence of last seen' was there against her along with other co-accused persons, the Rajasthan High Court held that the accused has deliberately attempted to pollute the stream of justice and has …

Bail Once Granted To Accused Can't Be Cancelled Unless He Violates Bail Conditions Or Impedes Fair Trial: Jharkhand High Court
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Bail Once Granted To Accused Can't Be Cancelled Unless He Violates Bail Conditions Or Impedes Fair Trial: Jharkhand High Court

Live Law  

In a recent ruling, the Jharkhand High Court emphasized that bail once granted to an accused cannot be cancelled solely based on non-compliance with the terms of a compromise agreement. Justice Anil Kumar Choudhary, presiding over the case, reiterated that bail can only be revoked if the accused violates the conditions of bail or impedes a fair trial. Justice Anil …

Get bail cancelled if conditions violated: DGP to all investigating officers in T.N.
7 months, 1 week ago

Get bail cancelled if conditions violated: DGP to all investigating officers in T.N.

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu’s Director General of Police-cum-Head of Police Force Shankar Jiwal has instructed all unit officers under his control across the State to monitor whether accused persons who obtain bail in criminal cases, comply with bail conditions scrupulously, and to take steps to get the bail cancelled if there were any violations. The DGP’s instruction has come days after State …

Stricter Approach Will Be Taken Regarding Bail In Custodial Death Cases Where Police Officers Are Accused : Supreme Court
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Stricter Approach Will Be Taken Regarding Bail In Custodial Death Cases Where Police Officers Are Accused : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court held that a stricter approach regarding bail will be adopted regarding cases of custodial torture where police officers are involved.“It is a fact that, in ordinary circumstances, we ought not to invoke our jurisdiction under Article 136 of the Constitution of India to invalidate an order granting bail to an accused. The Supreme Court held that a …

Can A Politician Out On Bail Take Part In Political Activities? Here's What Supreme Court Said
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Can A Politician Out On Bail Take Part In Political Activities? Here's What Supreme Court Said

ABP News  

The Supreme Court in a recent order held that a politician who is out on bail cannot be restrained from taking part in political activities. The top court ruled that a bar on political activities as a condition for granting bail would be a violation of fundamental rights. Last week, a bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta while …

Supreme Court puts ED ‘on notice’ for keeping accused in custody without trial
9 months ago

Supreme Court puts ED ‘on notice’ for keeping accused in custody without trial

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the Enforcement Directorate saying the central agency cannot keep on filing supplementary chargesheets and keep person in jail without trial. The remarks by a top court bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta were made while taking exception to the agency filing four supplementary chargesheets in a money laundering case arising from …

Justice Ramkumar Reviews India's Latest Criminal Justice Law
9 months, 1 week ago

Justice Ramkumar Reviews India's Latest Criminal Justice Law

Live Law  

My comments: - This again is a welcome provision provided it is effective and foolproof. Every information relating to the commission of a cognizable offence, irrespective of the area where the offence is committed, may be given orally or by electronic communication to an officer in charge of a police station, and if given— orally, it shall be reduced to …

Accused should get reasonable chance to fulfil bail conditions: Orissa HC
10 months ago

Accused should get reasonable chance to fulfil bail conditions: Orissa HC

New Indian Express  

CUTTACK: An accused should be given reasonable opportunity to fulfil the bail conditions when no time limit is specified while granting it, the Orissa High Court has held. A single judge bench of Justice V Narasingh gave the ruling in the case of one Bhisma Behera whose bail plea was rejected by the trial court after granting default bail as …

Supreme Court Criticises HC For Not Deciding Bail Application On Merits & Disposing It Asking Accused To Approach Trial Court
10 months, 3 weeks ago

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

Live Law  

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 …

Absence Of The Accused Is Not Sufficient Reason To Revoke Bail
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

SC/ST Act | No Absolute Bar Against Grant Of Anticipatory Bail If Alleged Offences Prima Facie Not Made Out: Orissa High Court Reiterates
10 months, 3 weeks ago

SC/ST Act | No Absolute Bar Against Grant Of Anticipatory Bail If Alleged Offences Prima Facie Not Made Out: Orissa High Court Reiterates

Live Law  

The Orissa High Court, on Thursday, reiterated that there is no absolute bar against grant of anticipatory bail to an accused under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Act, 1989, if no prima facie offence is made out. While clarifying the implications of Section 18 and Section 18A of the Act, the Single Bench of Justice Sashikanta Mishra held – …

Supreme Court Deprecates HC Order Granting Anticipatory Bail To Accused For Offering Compensation To Sexual Harassment Victim
11 months ago

Supreme Court Deprecates HC Order Granting Anticipatory Bail To Accused For Offering Compensation To Sexual Harassment Victim

Live Law  

The Supreme Court observed that anticipatory bail cannot be granted merely because the accused is willing to pay an interim compensation. Gavai and Sandeep Mehta found the challenged order, granting anticipatory bail to the involved accused, to be against the well-laid down principles of law. 1,00,000/- by way of demand draft drawn in favour of informant as ad interim victim …

No Apprehension Of Arrest, 41A CrPC Notice Issued: Madhya Pradesh High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail, Directs Cooperation In Investigation
1 year ago

No Apprehension Of Arrest, 41A CrPC Notice Issued: Madhya Pradesh High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail, Directs Cooperation In Investigation

Live Law  

Noting that the appellants who sought anticipatory bail had been given notice under Section 41-A CrPC, the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that there was no necessity to grant the relief of anticipatory bail. The single-judge bench of Justice Vishal Dhagat noted that the accused have already received Section 41-A CrPC notice from the investigating officer and a direction to …

Rajasthan HC Grants Bail To Under Trial Prisoner Accused Of Leaking Military Info To Pakistani Intel, Invokes S. 436A & 437 (6) CrPC
1 year ago

Rajasthan HC Grants Bail To Under Trial Prisoner Accused Of Leaking Military Info To Pakistani Intel, Invokes S. 436A & 437 (6) CrPC

Live Law  

Rajasthan High Court has recently allowed a third bail application under S.439 CrPC filed by a person accused of providing confidential military information to Pakistan, after elaborately discussing the application of Sections 437 and Section 436A CrPC. Section 437 CrPC stipulates that when the trial for a non-bailable offence before the Magistrate is not concluded within 60 days from the …

Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act permits grant of bail to even foreign nationals in exceptional circumstances, says Madras High Court
1 year ago

Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act permits grant of bail to even foreign nationals in exceptional circumstances, says Madras High Court

The Hindu  

A special court for National Investigation Agency cases cannot cancel bail granted to a person, accused of attempting to establish Islamic rule in India through unlawful means, just because he was subsequently suspected to be a Sri Lankan national, the Madras High Court has held. A Division Bench of Justices S.S. Sundar and Sunder Mohan allowed an appeal and set …

Mere Membership Of A Banned Organization Doesn't Justify Bail Rejection When Trial Is Anticipated To Prolong: Patna HC
1 year ago

Mere Membership Of A Banned Organization Doesn't Justify Bail Rejection When Trial Is Anticipated To Prolong: Patna HC

Live Law  

In a recent ruling, the Patna High Court has said that mere membership in a banned organization shouldn't be reason enough to deny bail, particularly when the trial is anticipated to be prolonged. The division bench of Justices Ashutosh Kumar and Alok Kumar Pandey said, “Merely being a member of a banned organization, would not justify rejection of bail when …

Karnataka High Court Calls For Explanation From Trial Court Judge Who Failed To Comply With HC Directions To Conclude Trial By January 2023
1 year ago

Karnataka High Court Calls For Explanation From Trial Court Judge Who Failed To Comply With HC Directions To Conclude Trial By January 2023

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court recently called for an explanation from the Trial Court for not obeying its direction of disposing of a criminal case registered against a man charged with the death of his wife, under Section 498A and 306 of the Indian Penal Code. Notably, although the Trial Court had been directed to dispose of the case within 31st …

Bail Plea Cannot Be Turned Into Recovery Proceedings Against Accused: Punjab & Haryana High Makes Interim Bail Absolute In Cheating Case
1 year ago

Bail Plea Cannot Be Turned Into Recovery Proceedings Against Accused: Punjab & Haryana High Makes Interim Bail Absolute In Cheating Case

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has observed that in cheating cases where bail is sought by the accused, the Court cannot impose a condition to deposit the allegedly misappropriated amount before granting bail. Acknowledging the ruling of the Supreme Court in Dilip Singh v. State of Madhya Pradesh and another Justice Suvir Sehgal granted interim bail and said, "no …

Bail To Accused Shouldn't Be Cancelled Based On Plea That He Is Threatening Informant After Release: Allahabad High Court
1 year, 1 month ago

Bail To Accused Shouldn't Be Cancelled Based On Plea That He Is Threatening Informant After Release: Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that the bail granted to an accused should not be cancelled on the basis of an application filed claiming that the accused is continuously threatening the applicant/informant after his/her release on bail. The Court also added it is easy to reject a bail application but it is very difficult to cancel the bail already …

Section 362 CrPC Bar Not Applicable To Bail Orders : Supreme Court
1 year, 1 month ago

Section 362 CrPC Bar Not Applicable To Bail Orders : Supreme Court

Live Law  

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court recently, while setting aside the judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, held that Section 362 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which prohibits modification of a judgment or final order, will not be applicable in an order for refusal of bail. “An order for refusal of bail, however, inherently carries certain …

Trial Court Can't Grant Bail U/S 389 CrPC To Convicts After District Appellate Court Confirms Conviction, Sentence: Patna High Court
1 year, 2 months ago

Trial Court Can't Grant Bail U/S 389 CrPC To Convicts After District Appellate Court Confirms Conviction, Sentence: Patna High Court

Live Law  

The Patna High Court has ruled that after the District Appellate Court affirms the judgment of conviction and issues the sentence order, the trial court does not have the authority to grant bail to convicted individuals under Section 389 of CrPC. The petitioners had not surrendered after the conviction was affirmed by the District Appellate Court, and the revision application …

‘Working Out To End This’: Gujarat HC CJ Bats Discontinuing Practice In HC Of Issuing ‘Rule' & Hearing Bail Matters 2-3 Weeks Thereafter
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Working Out To End This’: Gujarat HC CJ Bats Discontinuing Practice In HC Of Issuing ‘Rule' & Hearing Bail Matters 2-3 Weeks Thereafter

Live Law  

The Chief Justice Of Gujarat High Court Sunita Agarwal on Thursday orally remarked that she is working out to end the ongoing practice in HC of issuing rule nisi in bail matters and posting those cases for hearing 2-3 weeks thereafter. She added that after 24 hours and 48 hours, the Public Prosecutor must be ready to argue on bail …

Bar On Anticipatory Bail U/S 438(4) CrPC In Cases Of Rape Of Minors Not Absolute: Kerala High Court
1 year, 3 months ago

Bar On Anticipatory Bail U/S 438(4) CrPC In Cases Of Rape Of Minors Not Absolute: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday reiterated that Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure does not create an absolute bar in the grant of anticipatory bail to an accused alleged of raping a minor girl when no prima facie materials exist warranting the arrest of the accused.Section 438 excludes the grant of pre-arrest bail to offences under Sections …

[NDPS Act] Merely Filing FSL Report With Chargesheet Not Ground To Cancel Default Bail, Special Reasons Must Be Shown: Punjab & Haryana HC
1 year, 3 months ago

[NDPS Act] Merely Filing FSL Report With Chargesheet Not Ground To Cancel Default Bail, Special Reasons Must Be Shown: Punjab & Haryana HC

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that the mere filing of an FSL report with the chargesheet in a NDPS case will not be a ground to cancel default bail granted to an accused.Justice Deepak Gupta observed, ".it is made clear that merely filing the FSL report along with the challan in itself will not be …

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