Supreme Court Asks Accused To Share Live Mobile Location With Police While Another Bench Is Examining Validity Of Such Bail Condition
1 year, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Asks Accused To Share Live Mobile Location With Police While Another Bench Is Examining Validity Of Such Bail Condition

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday enlarged a man facing charges under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, on bail on the condition that he share his location through his mobile phone by pairing it with the mobile phone of the investigating officer round the clock.Notably, this order was passed, while a coordinate bench of the Apex Court is yet to adjudicate. The Supreme Court on Thursday enlarged a man facing charges under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, on bail on the condition that he share his location through his mobile phone by pairing it with the mobile phone of the investigating officer round the clock. Notably, the bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Pankaj Mithal had orally remarked last month that imposing a bail condition requiring an accused to drop his Google pin location from his mobile phone to the Investigation Officer throughout the period of his bail, is prima facie violative of his right to privacy. The said bench is considering the question on sharing of live location as a bail condition, in the Enforcement Directorate’s challenge against a Delhi High Court order that had granted bail to the internal auditor of Shakti Bhog Foods Limited in a money laundering case involving bank loan fraud of several crores.

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SC rules against requiring Google PIN location sharing as bail condition to protect privacy
5 months, 2 weeks ago

SC rules against requiring Google PIN location sharing as bail condition to protect privacy

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court on Monday said that it was not permissible for courts to order an accused to share his Google pin location with the authorities as a condition to grant bail. The apex court set aside the bail condition imposed by the Delhi HC, requiring the accused to share the Google Maps PIN …

Sharing Google PIN can't be condition for bail: SC in location sharing case
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Sharing Google PIN can't be condition for bail: SC in location sharing case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday concluded the hearing in connection with the case pertaining to whether sharing a Google PIN with the Investigating Officer as part of one of the bail conditions violates a person's right to privacy. The apex court on Monday observed that the condition of sharing Google pin location as a bail condition is hit …

Bail Condition That Accused Should Share Google Location With Police Prima Facie Violates Right To Privacy : Supreme Court
1 year, 2 months ago

Bail Condition That Accused Should Share Google Location With Police Prima Facie Violates Right To Privacy : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally remarked that imposing a bail condition requiring an accused to drop his Google pin location from his mobile phone to the Investigation Officer concerned throughout the period of his bail, is prima facie violative of his right to privacy. The Court is set to consider whether the bail condition imposed by the Delhi High …

‘Location sharing’ as a condition for bail: a look into two Supreme Court orders just a week apart
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Location sharing’ as a condition for bail: a look into two Supreme Court orders just a week apart

The Hindu  

A Supreme Court’s direction that activists Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira should “pair” their mobile phones with that of the National Investigation Agency probe officer as a condition for grant of their bail in the Bhima Koregaon case has come barely a week after another Bench of the court flagged whether a bail condition imposed by the Delhi High Court …

Can Bail Condition That Accused Should Share Google Location With Police Be Imposed? Supreme Court To Decide
1 year, 5 months ago

Can Bail Condition That Accused Should Share Google Location With Police Be Imposed? Supreme Court To Decide

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday remarked that it will consider whether the bail condition imposed by the Delhi High Court on an accused requiring him to drop his Google pin location from his mobile phone to the Investigation Officer concerned throughout the period of his bail, could be permitted in view of Article 21 of the Constitution.A division bench of …

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