'Arrest & Detention Not To Be Taken As Luxury By Prosecution': Kerala High Court While Granting Pre-Arrest Bail To Four
3 years, 4 months ago

'Arrest & Detention Not To Be Taken As Luxury By Prosecution': Kerala High Court While Granting Pre-Arrest Bail To Four

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court, while granting pre-arrest bail to four men accused of assault, ruled that once the purpose of arrest and interrogation are fulfilled, applicants should not be denied anticipatory bail. Brief Background: The Court was considering anticipatory bail applications moved by four men accused of brutally assaulting the defacto complainant on the ground that he let his dog relieve itself near a paddy field. Relying on Dr. Subhash Kashinath Mahajan v. State of Maharashtra, the Court noted that the bar under Section 18 of the Act to grant anticipatory bail is not absolute and it would apply only if prima facie case of commission of offences under the Act are made out. "Of course, if there is foolproof prima facie case attracting offence under the Act, the embargo under Section 18 will come into play.merely for the reason that he had stated that he belongs to Hindu Vettuva community unless overwhelming reasons are made, the provisions of the said Act cannot be invoked."

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Anticipatory Bail An 'Extraordinary Privilege' To Be Granted Only In Exceptional Circumstance: Andhra Pradesh HC In Sexual Harassment Case
18 hours, 37 minutes ago

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

Live Law  

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

Investigating Officer Must Be Given 'Free-Hand' While Probing Case Involving Serious Allegations: Andhra Pradesh High Court
6 days, 16 hours ago

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

Live Law  

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

Accused goes abroad after getting bail, anticipatory bail rejected
1 week ago

Accused goes abroad after getting bail, anticipatory bail rejected

The Hindu  

A Mangaluru Court has rejected the anticipatory bail application filed by an accused, who remained absconding after obtaining bail in a criminal case registered against him. The Principal District and Sessions Judge, Dakshina Kannada, Ravindra M. Joshi, on March 7, rejected the anticipatory bail application of 41-year-old Mohammad Masood Ashfaq, a resident of Ulsoor in Bengaluru. As Mangaluru South police …

Preventive Detention Order To Be Quashed When Passed Without Considering Bail Granted By Magistrate : Supreme Court
1 week ago

Preventive Detention Order To Be Quashed When Passed Without Considering Bail Granted By Magistrate : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently set aside a preventive detention order against an alleged key member of a syndicate that smuggled foreign gold into India observing that the detaining authority failed to consider the conditions imposed by the jurisdictional Magistrate when granting him bail in case arising from the same allegations. The detention order being silent on that aspect, we interfere …

Kerala HC expresses concern over rise in drug-related cases in State
1 week, 4 days ago

Kerala HC expresses concern over rise in drug-related cases in State

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court has expressed concern over the “poisonous fangs of the drug mafia” reaching even schoolchildren and the rise in drug-related cases in the State. Noting that 24,517 narcotics-related arrests were reported in the State in 2024, compelling even the Assembly to suspend its regular business to discuss the social impact of substance abuse, the court said that …

Subsequent Bail Pleas Arising Out Of Same FIR Should Be Listed Before Roster Judge: Madras Hight Court Clarifies
1 week, 4 days ago

Subsequent Bail Pleas Arising Out Of Same FIR Should Be Listed Before Roster Judge: Madras Hight Court Clarifies

Live Law  

While answering a reference made by a single judge, a division bench of the Madras High Court has clarified that all successive bail applications/anticipatory bail applications arising out of the same FIR/Crime Number shall be listed before the judge holding the roster. “ All bail/anticipatory bail applications arising out of the same FIR/Crime Number shall be listed before the same …

'Courts Shouldn't Hesitate To Deny Liberty To Accused If Necessary For Corruption-Free Society' : Supreme Court Denies Anticipatory Bail
1 week, 4 days ago

'Courts Shouldn't Hesitate To Deny Liberty To Accused If Necessary For Corruption-Free Society' : Supreme Court Denies Anticipatory Bail

Live Law  

Recently, the Supreme Court upheld the denial of anticipatory bail to a public servant accused of demanding illegal gratification. The Court held that in serious offenses like corruption, courts must exercise caution when granting anticipatory bail to uphold public confidence in the justice system. The Court rejected the accused's argument that denying anticipatory bail when custodial interrogation was not required …

Preventive Detention Cannot Be Used As A Short-Cut Method When Cancellation Of Bail Is An Available Remedy: J&K High Court
1 week, 4 days ago

Preventive Detention Cannot Be Used As A Short-Cut Method When Cancellation Of Bail Is An Available Remedy: J&K High Court

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that the prosecution's failure to seek cancellation of bail and instead using preventive detention as a shortcut to put the accused behind bars is not legally sustainable. The court also observed that the detention order did not specify the nature, dates, or details of the alleged post-bail activities, making it impossible for the …

A Dangerous Precedent For Denial Of Bail In Cases Involving Sexual Offences
1 week, 5 days ago

A Dangerous Precedent For Denial Of Bail In Cases Involving Sexual Offences

Live Law  

In a recent case of 'X v. State of Rajasthan,' the Supreme Court observed that courts should refrain from entertaining bail applications in serious offences such as rape, murder, dacoity once the trial has commenced. Relying on an earlier order granting bail to a co-accused as well as noting certain discrepancies in the prosecutrix's statement recorded under Section 164 of …

Madhya Pradesh HC: Absconders Can Seek Anticipatory Bail
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Madhya Pradesh HC: Absconders Can Seek Anticipatory Bail

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: In a significant verdict, the Madhya Pradesh high court has held that an anticipatory bail plea is maintainable even if the accused in a case is declared absconding in the charge sheet filed against him. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain has observed that an anticipatory bail plea is maintainable even when …

BJP leader PC George granted bail by Kerala court in hate speech case
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

BJP leader PC George granted bail by Kerala court in hate speech case

Deccan Chronicle  

Kottayam: BJP leader PC George was on Friday granted bail by a court in this district in a hate speech case. A magisterial court in Erattupetta granted bail to George who had surrendered before it on Monday and was remanded to police custody on the same day. He had approached the High Court after the Kottayam District Sessions Court rejected …

Anticipatory Bail Application Maintainable Against Arrest Under GST Act : Supreme Court Overrules Its Previous Judgments
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Anticipatory Bail Application Maintainable Against Arrest Under GST Act : Supreme Court Overrules Its Previous Judgments

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has overruled its previous decisions which held that anticipatory bail applications were not maintainable with respect to offences under the Goods and Services Tax Act.A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Bela Trivedi overruled the two-judge bench judgments in State of Gujarat v. Choodamani Parmeshwaran Iyer. The Supreme Court …

Misleading ads: 26 cases filed against Baba Ramdev in Kerala courts so far
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Misleading ads: 26 cases filed against Baba Ramdev in Kerala courts so far

The Hindu  

A total of 26 cases have been filed in various courts in Kerala against yoga practitioner Baba Ramdev, his associate Acharya Balkrishna, and Divya Pharmacy, the marketing arm of their ayurvedic drugs manufacturing company, Patanjali Ayurved, related to violations of the Drugs and Magic Remedies Act, 1954. This was revealed in an affidavit submitted in the Supreme Court by K. …

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

Bail granted to alleged mastermind of dacoity attempt case

The Hindu  

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

No Relief For BJP Leader PC George For Calling 'All Muslims Terrorist' As Kerala HC Refuses Bail
3 weeks, 3 days ago

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

ABP News  

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

Hate speech case: Kerala High Court dismisses anticipatory bail plea of BJP leader P.C. George
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Hate speech case: Kerala High Court dismisses anticipatory bail plea of BJP leader P.C. George

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed an anticipatory bail petition filed by BJP leader P.C. Opposing Mr. George’s plea, the public prosecutor had submitted that Mr. George was not entitled to receive anticipatory bail as he had blatantly violated the bail condition set by the magistrate court and the High Court in four previous cases of similar nature. Mr. …

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 …

Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Man Booked For Sexually Abusing Granddaughter, Notes His Custody Was Causing Further Trauma To Victim
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1 month ago

Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Man Booked For Sexually Abusing Granddaughter, Notes His Custody Was Causing Further Trauma To Victim

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court released a POCSO accused on bail considering that his prolonged custody was causing trauma to the victim. The grandmother of the victim filed an affidavit before the Court saying that her granddaughter gave the statement based on a misunderstanding and minor girl was not interested in the company of the accused. The Court asked Advocate Parvathy …

"Don't Arrest": Kerala High Court In Congress Leader Laly Vincent's Plea Seeking Anticipatory Bail In CSR Scam Case
1 month, 1 week ago

"Don't Arrest": Kerala High Court In Congress Leader Laly Vincent's Plea Seeking Anticipatory Bail In CSR Scam Case

Live Law  

Congress leader and lawyer Laly Vincent has approached the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail in a case registered against alleging her involvement in a CSR scam. The allegation is that Laly Vincent along with the other 6 accused persons after collecting money from various persons promised to provide wheelchairs at a subsidized price by securing the remaining funds through …

When Delay In Trial Is Solely Due To Prosecution's 'Lethargy', Personal Liberty Overrides S.37(1)(b) Of NDPS Act: Kerala HC Grants Bail
1 month, 1 week ago

When Delay In Trial Is Solely Due To Prosecution's 'Lethargy', Personal Liberty Overrides S.37(1)(b) Of NDPS Act: Kerala HC Grants Bail

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently held that when the prosecution is solely responsible for the delay in concluding the trial, the liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution overrides the effect of Section 37 of the NDPS Act. However, the Supreme Court in Ankur Choudhary v State of Madhya Pradesh had said that if a trial is not concluded …

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

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

Live Law  

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

Kerala Court Issues Non-Bailable Warrants Against Baba Ramdev
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kerala Court Issues Non-Bailable Warrants Against Baba Ramdev

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvanthapuram: A court in Kerala has issued non-bailable warrants against Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balakrishna due to their failure to appear in a criminal case regarding allegedly misleading medical The Judicial First Class Magistrate II court in Palakkad had initially issued bailable warrants requiring their presence on February 1. The case was filed by the Kerala Drugs Inspector against Divya …

Kerala HC Grants Anticipatory Bail To Reporter TV Editors In POCSO Case, Says 'Inappropriate Questions' To Child Should Have Been Avoided
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kerala HC Grants Anticipatory Bail To Reporter TV Editors In POCSO Case, Says 'Inappropriate Questions' To Child Should Have Been Avoided

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Monday allowed the anticipatory bail applications filed by Malayalam news channel Reporter TV's consulting editor Arun Kumar K. and Sub-editor Shabas Ahammed. Justice P. V. Kunhikrishnan observed that prime facie, while the allegations did not constitute a criminal offence under the POSCO Act, the Court stated that the reporters asked the child inappropriate questions which …

Continued Detention With No Possibility Of Trial Concluding In Near Future 'Unjust': Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Murder-Accused In Jail Since 2017
1 month, 2 weeks ago

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

Live Law  

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

Anticipatory bail granted to five persons accused of abducting Koothattukulam councillor
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Anticipatory bail granted to five persons accused of abducting Koothattukulam councillor

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to five persons in a case registered in connection with the alleged abduction of Koothattukulam CPI municipal councillor Kala Raju. Kunhikrishnan, while granting them anticipatory bail, observed that an elected representative going against the will of the people should not be confronted physically by attacking the representative. If the elected representative …

Supreme Court Imposes Rs 2 Lakh Cost On Petitioner Over Repeated Bail Applications, Asks Police To Arrest Him
1 month, 3 weeks ago

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

Live Law  

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

Parity Necessary To Maintain Judicial Discipline, Co-Accused In Same Crime Entitled To Bail Unless Sufficient Reasons Given For Denial: Kerala HC
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Parity Necessary To Maintain Judicial Discipline, Co-Accused In Same Crime Entitled To Bail Unless Sufficient Reasons Given For Denial: Kerala HC

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court clarified that if bail application of an accused is allowed, then the bail application of co-accused in the same crime cannot be denied without giving sufficient reasons for denial. The Court stated that if the bail application of a co- accused is rejected, then bail application of another co-accused can be allowed only if the allegation …

Kerala HC grants anticipatory bail to man booked under SC
2 months ago

Kerala HC grants anticipatory bail to man booked under SC

Op India  

The Malayalam expression “pulayadi mone,” which translates as “son of a prostitute,” is not considered a casteist slur that carries criminal penalties under the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989. The investigation also asserted that the offence under Section 3 had been committed, however, the bench countered that a violation under Section 3 of the Act would specify the …

Kerala drug case accused may be saved from unusual bail condition of standing in public with anti-narcotics placard
2 months ago

Kerala drug case accused may be saved from unusual bail condition of standing in public with anti-narcotics placard

The Hindu  

A native of Kasaragod in Kerala booked for allegedly possessing narcotic drugs may be saved from a trial court’s bail condition of standing in a public place with a placard carrying the message to avoid drugs and alcohol. However, the unusual bail condition imposed by the trial court on January 9 did not apparently go well with the Kerala High …

Madras High Court: Bail depends on nature of crime, not jail term served
2 months ago

Madras High Court: Bail depends on nature of crime, not jail term served

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has stated that the period of incarceration does not entitle an undertrial prisoner to get bail and it should instead be decided by taking into account the magnitude of the offence and its impact on the society. A division bench of Justices S M Subramaniam and M Jothiraman made the observation recently while dismissing an …

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 Advises Caution While Granting Ad-Interim Anticipatory Bail
2 months ago

Supreme Court Advises Caution While Granting Ad-Interim Anticipatory Bail

Live Law  

The Supreme Court reaffirmed that Courts must exercise caution when granting interim protection to the accused while deciding anticipatory bail pleas. While holding so, the Court expressed disapproval of the High Court's decision to grant the accused the liberty to join the investigation while the anticipatory bail plea was pending and to order their release on ad-interim bail in the …

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 …

Kerala HC Grants Bail To Businessman Boby Chemmanur in Sexual Harassment Case, Says Bail Will Be Cancelled If Similar Offence Is Committed
2 months ago

Kerala HC Grants Bail To Businessman Boby Chemmanur in Sexual Harassment Case, Says Bail Will Be Cancelled If Similar Offence Is Committed

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Boby Chemmanur in the sexual harassment case filed by a Malayalam Movie actress. The Court followed the Supreme Court judgment in Arnesh Kumar v State of Bihar which said that bail shall be granted if the maximum sentence for the offence is less than 7 year. The Court had said that …

Kerala High Court allows bail plea of Boby Chemmanur in sexual harassment case
2 months ago

Kerala High Court allows bail plea of Boby Chemmanur in sexual harassment case

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday allowed the bail plea of prominent businessman Boby Chemmanur who has been arrested and is in judicial custody in a sexual harassment case filed against him by a female Malayalam actor. Kunhikrishnan while hearing the businessman's bail plea, noted that Mr. Chemmanur's passport was already deposited in court and that he would be available …

'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 ago

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

Live Law  

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

NDPS Act| Manner In Which Accused Is Arraigned In FIR Is Relevant While Adjudicating Pre-Arrest Bail Plea: Punjab & Haryana HC
2 months, 1 week ago

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

Live Law  

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

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

Rajasthan High Court Questions Special POCSO Judge For Denying Bail To Man Not Named In Victim Statement
2 months, 1 week ago

Rajasthan High Court Questions Special POCSO Judge For Denying Bail To Man Not Named In Victim Statement

Live Law  

Expressing “anguish and pain” over denial of bail to a man not even named by the minor victim in her statement, the Rajasthan High Court has sought explanation from a Special POCSO Judge for his decision. The bench of Justice Anil Kumar Upman opined that the increasing tendency of trial courts in rejecting bail petitions in a "casual and routine …

No pre-arrest bail for man who extorted unmarried women on matrimonial sites
2 months, 2 weeks ago

No pre-arrest bail for man who extorted unmarried women on matrimonial sites

India Today  

A court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to a man who targeted unmarried women on matrimonial sites to extract money from them and threatened them to release their compromising material on social media. The Vasai Sessions Court rejected the anticipatory bail application of Shaikh, accused in a case involving harassment, fraud and attempted sexual assault. The prosecution submitted that …

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, …

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
2 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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

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

Live Law  

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

Vandiperiyar Rape-Murder: Kerala High Court Asks Accused To Appear Before POCSO Court Upon State's Appeal Against Acquittal
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Vandiperiyar Rape-Murder: Kerala High Court Asks Accused To Appear Before POCSO Court Upon State's Appeal Against Acquittal

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court asked the sole accused, Arjun in the infamous Vandiperiyar rape and murder case to appear before the Special Court for the Trial of Offences Under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act in Kattappana. Notably, he was acquitted by the POCSO court last year in the rape and murder of a 5 and a half …

Men too have dignity: Kerala High Court grants anticipatory bail to actor Menon
3 months ago

Men too have dignity: Kerala High Court grants anticipatory bail to actor Menon

India Today  

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to veteran actor and director Balachandra Menon in a case accusing him of outraging the modesty of a female actor during a 2007 film shoot. The case was lodged in September this year following the release of the Justice Hema Committee report, which probed complaints of sexual abuse in Kerala’s film …

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

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

Live Law  

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

Bail Should Not Be Granted Ordinarily In Serious Offences Like Rape & Murder Once Trial Starts: Supreme Court
3 months, 1 week 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 months, 2 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, …

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