SC Issues Notice To Attorney General On Plea Challenging Bail Condition Imposed On Accused Requesting Victim To Tie Him A Rakhi
4 years, 2 months ago

SC Issues Notice To Attorney General On Plea Challenging Bail Condition Imposed On Accused Requesting Victim To Tie Him A Rakhi

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The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Attorney General on a plea challenging a Bail Condition, imposed upon an accused by Madhya Pradesh HC, of getting Rakhi tied by the Complainant, who had levelled Charges of Outraging her Modesty against him.A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar & BR Gavai said that since the plea was seeking a general declaration on all High Courts to not pass. The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Attorney General on a plea challenging a Bail Condition, imposed upon an accused by Madhya Pradesh HC, of getting Rakhi tied by the Complainant, who had levelled Charges of Outraging her Modesty against him. 11,000/- to the complainant as the customary ritual usually offered by the brothers to sisters on such occasion and shall The plea states that the High Court erred in imposing a condition that defeated the very purpose of granting bail by directing the alleged perpetrator to establish contact with the victim and that the HC failed to appreciate that in most cases of sexual violence, the prosecutrix turns hostile and in many of these cases it is because she gets intimidated and/or induced by the family of the accused. Subsequently, the Application states that the Apex Court can issue directions within its vast jurisdiction and that it is a fit case for issuance of such directions, as may be required, by this Hon'ble Court under Article 142 of the Constitution of India to all the High Courts and Trial Courts to refrain them from passing observations and imposing conditions in rape and sexual assault cases that trivialize the trauma undergone by survivors and which violate their human dignity under Art.21.

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Telangana High Court Quashes FIR Against Junior Civil Judges Accused Under SC/ST Act By Colleague
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Telangana High Court Quashes FIR Against Junior Civil Judges Accused Under SC/ST Act By Colleague

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

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Hema Committee aftermath: Milords, shouldn't bail for celebs in this manner be avoided?

New Indian Express  

Last week, a single-judge Bench of the Kerala High Court granted anticipatory bail to Malayalam filmmaker and actor Balachandra Menon in an alleged sexual assault case dating back to 2007. While granting anticipatory bail to Menon, Justice Kunhikrishnan noted that the complaint had been registered by the victim 17 years after the alleged incident and that such a delay tarnished …

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Supreme Court Grants Bail To Rajasthan Jal Jeevan Mission Scam Accused Sanjay Badaya In Money Laundering Case

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Court notice to UP government on bail plea by Azam Khan, son in theft case
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Court notice to UP government on bail plea by Azam Khan, son in theft case

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea filed by Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam Khan challenging an order of the Allahabad High Court denying them bail in a machine theft case. Senior lawyer Kapil Sibal, appearing for both Azam Khan and …

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

Excise policy case: SC relaxes bail condition for Manish Sisodia
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Excise policy case: SC relaxes bail condition for Manish Sisodia

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday relaxed bail conditions of Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia which required him to report to the investigating officer twice a week in the two cases probed against him by the Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation in the Delhi excise policy case. A bench of justices Bhushan R Gavai and KV Viswanathan …

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

Live Law  

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

SC relaxes bail conditions for Manish Sisodia in excise policy cases
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SC relaxes bail conditions for Manish Sisodia in excise policy cases

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday relaxed the bail conditions of AAP leader and Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, requiring him to report to the investigating officer twice a week in the corruption and money laundering cases related to the Delhi excise policy case. The apex court, while granting bail to Sisodia, had put several conditions, including …

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 02, 2024 To December 08, 2024
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Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 02, 2024 To December 08, 2024

Live Law  

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Victim's Right To Participate Is Vital, But Hearing May Not Be Essential in Certain Cases Before Granting Relief: J&K High Court
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Victim's Right To Participate Is Vital, But Hearing May Not Be Essential in Certain Cases Before Granting Relief: J&K High Court

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, while granting interim bail to an accused has emphasised that although a victim has the right to participate in criminal proceedings at all stages, there are instances where hearing the victim may not be necessary before granting relief. In the instant case also, the victim has been made a respondent by the …

Mumbai hit-and-run accused moves Supreme Court against rejection of bail plea
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Mumbai hit-and-run accused moves Supreme Court against rejection of bail plea

India Today  

Mihir Shah, the main accused in the Worli hit-and-run case, moved the Supreme Court on Tuesday challenging the Bombay High Court's rejection of his bail petition. In the petition filed in the Supreme Court, Shah's advocates pleaded that the High Court had failed in its Constitutional duty to safeguard the petitioner’s fundamental rights. Earlier on November 25, the Bombay High …

‘Raining FIRS’: Supreme Court grants arrest shield to YSR Cong’s Sajjala B Reddy
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

‘Raining FIRS’: Supreme Court grants arrest shield to YSR Cong’s Sajjala B Reddy

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday shielded YSR Congress Party’s social media head Sajjala Bhargava Reddy from arrest for two weeks to enable him to approach the high court for bail, observing the interim protection was akin to allowing the petitioner to get first aid while the state government was “raining FIRs” on him. Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister …

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Fix time for completion of trials, but denying bail no solution, SC tells HCs

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has expressed strong displeasure after discovering that High Courts have been denying bail to people incarcerated for long periods. A two-judge bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Augustine George Masih observed, “Every day we notice that in several orders passed by different High Courts while rejecting the bail applications, in a routine manner, the …

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Approaching HC For Bail U/S 483 BNSS Without Approaching Trial Court Unnecessarily Burdens HC: J&K High Court

Live Law  

Criticising the growing trend of directly approaching the High Court for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has observed that bypassing the trial courts in such matters not only burdens the High Court but also disregards the legal protocol, where such petitions should typically be first addressed …

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Gurugram Court Issues Arrest Warrants Against TV News Anchors Chitra Tripathi & Syed Suhail In POCSO Case

Live Law  

A special court in Haryana's Gurugram earlier this month issued a non-bailable warrant of arrest against TV News Anchors and Journalists Chitra Tripathi & Sayed Suhail in a 2013 POCSO case. Before the Court, while Tripathi's counsel sought exemption on the ground that the ABP News Anchor is travelling to Nasik, Maharashtra, to cover the Maharashtra election and interview State's …

'Sensitive Matter': SC Grants 4 More Weeks To Centre In Balwant Singh's Mercy Petition
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'Sensitive Matter': SC Grants 4 More Weeks To Centre In Balwant Singh's Mercy Petition

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Monday granted four more weeks to the Centre to respond to the petition filed by Balwant Singh Rajoana, a Babbar Khalsa terrorist, seeking commutation of the death sentence awarded to him in the Punjab CM Beant Singh assassination case. In the last hearing on November 18, the top court initially passed an oral order directing that …

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

SC seeks ED, CBI responses on Sisodia plea to tweak bail terms
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1 month ago

SC seeks ED, CBI responses on Sisodia plea to tweak bail terms

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate on a plea filed by former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia seeking a modification in his bail conditions so that he does not have to appear before the investigating officer twice a week. Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Sisodia …

Supreme Court notice to CBI, ED on Manish Sisodia's bail relaxation plea
1 month ago

Supreme Court notice to CBI, ED on Manish Sisodia's bail relaxation plea

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate regarding Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia's plea seeking relaxation of bail conditions in the Delhi liquor excise policy case. Manish Sisodia was released on bail by the Supreme Court in August after a 17-month-long stint in jail. A bench comprising Justices BR …

SC grants anticipatory bail to actor Siddique in rape case, flags 8-year delay in filing FIR: Posted on Facebook, but..
1 month ago

SC grants anticipatory bail to actor Siddique in rape case, flags 8-year delay in filing FIR: Posted on Facebook, but..

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to veteran Malayalam actor Siddique in connection with an alleged rape case dating back to 2016. A bench comprising Justice Bela Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma made the interim anticipatory bail, granted on September 30, absolute. Justice Trivedi pointedly questioned the complainant's actions, stating: “You had the courage to post the complaint on …

Supreme Court Holds Order Which Set Deadline On Balwant Singh's Mercy Plea After Solicitor General's Request
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Supreme Court Holds Order Which Set Deadline On Balwant Singh's Mercy Plea After Solicitor General's Request

Live Law  

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Difficult To Conclude If Accused Were Onlookers Or Real Culprits: Rajasthan HC Grants Bail To Men Accused Of Attacking Religious Procession

Live Law  

The Jodhpur bench of the Rajasthan High Court granted bail to several men accused of beating, throwing stones and using casteist slurs at members of a religious procession, noting that it was difficult to conclude whether the men were mere onlookers or the real culprits especially since there was no similar case pending against them. The court passed the order …

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Lakhimpur Kheri Violence | Their Case Stands On Better Footing Than That Of Ashish Mishra: Allahabad HC Grants Bail To 12 Accused

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted bail to 12 accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence incident related to the killings of five persons in October 2021, noting that their case is on a better footing than the case of Ashish Mishra, who was granted bail by Top Court in July this year. The court also factored in that there …

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

Live Law  

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 …

Madras High Court reserves order on actor Kasturi Shankar's bail plea
1 month, 1 week ago

Madras High Court reserves order on actor Kasturi Shankar's bail plea

India Today  

The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court reserved orders on the anticipatory bail petition moved by actor Kasturi Shankar. Her petition was submitted in connection with the case filed against her by the Madurai police for her objectionable remarks on the Telugu-speaking community living in Tamil Nadu. Justice Venkatesh also noted that Telugu-speaking people have been living in Tamil …

Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Challenging Bail Granted To One Accused In Tailor Kanhaiya Lal Murder Case
1 month, 1 week ago

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

Live Law  

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 …

Supreme Court rejects bail plea of former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna in rape and sexual assault case
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court rejects bail plea of former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna in rape and sexual assault case

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the bail application of Prajwal Revanna, the former member of parliament from JDS, who is alleged with various charges of rape and sexual assault. Nevertheless, the bench of the Supreme Court held that it could not entertain the matter of revisiting the bail application that was denied by the Karnataka High Court to Revanna …

Supreme Court rejects ex-Karnataka MP Prajwal Revanna's bail plea in rape case
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court rejects ex-Karnataka MP Prajwal Revanna's bail plea in rape case

India Today  

The Supreme Court dismissed the bail application of former Janata Dal MP Prajwal Revanna in cases related to sexual assaults of multiple women. The sexual assaults were uncovered after the leak of explicit videos in early April this year, just before the second phase of Karnataka voting in the Lok Sabha elections. Revanna, who had filed an application seeking bail, …

Even single day's delay in deciding bail plea adversely affects fundamental rights: SC
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Even single day's delay in deciding bail plea adversely affects fundamental rights: SC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Deprecating the practice of courts keeping bail applications pending for years, the Supreme Court has said that even a single day's delay in deciding such matters adversely affects the fundamental rights of citizens.The apex court has time and again emphasised the importance of personal liberty, a bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan said in …

SC issues notice on ex-Army officer's plea for quashing charge sheet in rape case
1 month, 2 weeks ago

SC issues notice on ex-Army officer's plea for quashing charge sheet in rape case

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine a plea by a former Army officer who sought quashing of a charge sheet against him in an alleged rape case. Dubey claimed seven FIRs against nine different people, including the petitioner, at seven different police stations, had been registered at her instance in the last eight years. "Petitioner is …

Karnataka HC reserves order on Prajwal’s bail pleas
3 months ago

Karnataka HC reserves order on Prajwal’s bail pleas

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday reserved order on three bail petitions filed by former Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, who is facing sexual harassment and rape charges. Prajwal filed the petitions seeking anticipatory bail in two cases and regular bail in the third case. Prajwal approached the high court for bail in the case registered with the Holenarasipura police …

Supreme Court to hear Siddique Kappan's plea seeking relaxation of bail conditions
3 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court to hear Siddique Kappan's plea seeking relaxation of bail conditions

New Indian Express  

The Supreme Court would hear a plea by Kerala Journalist Siddique Kappan seeking relaxation of bail conditions. He has sought the relaxation of the bail condition that he shall record his presence at the police station in Uttar Pradesh every Monday, Live Law reported. Kappan has been in custody since October 6, 2020 under Sections 17/18 of UAPA, Sections 120B, …

High Courts should not sit on bail pleas: Supreme Court
3 months, 1 week ago

High Courts should not sit on bail pleas: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday held that a High Court must either relegate bail pleas to the trial court concerned then and there or promptly hear them on merits as the right to personal liberty was at stake. The top court was addressing the argument by the Central Bureau of Investigation that Mr. Kejriwal’s bail application must be sent back …

Breaking News: Supreme Court to Rule Today on Arvind Kejriwal's Bail Plea in CBI Case | ABP News
3 months, 1 week ago

Breaking News: Supreme Court to Rule Today on Arvind Kejriwal's Bail Plea in CBI Case | ABP News

ABP News  

The Supreme Court of India is set to deliver its judgment on September 13, 2024, regarding Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s petition for release from custody and a request for bail. Kejriwal’s petition challenges the Delhi High Court's decision from August 5, 2024, which upheld his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation in relation to the Delhi Excise Policy …

SC verdict on Kejriwal's bail petition today
3 months, 1 week ago

SC verdict on Kejriwal's bail petition today

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will deliver on Friday its verdict on CM Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest by the CBI and seeking interim bail in the excise policy case. While senior lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi represented Kejriwal, senior Additional Solicitor General and senior lawyer S V Raju appeared for CBI. Terming the arrest of Kejriwal “illegal and arbitrary”, …

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 …

SC issues notice on RJD plea against Patna HC verdict quashing 65% reservation
3 months, 2 weeks ago

SC issues notice on RJD plea against Patna HC verdict quashing 65% reservation

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a petition filed by Rashtriya Janata Dal against a Patna high court order which struck down the amended reservation laws in Bihar that had led to increase in quotas for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, extremely backward classes, and other backward classes in educational institutions and government jobs, from 50% to 65%. During …

Supreme Court reserves order on Kejriwal’s bail plea in CBI case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court reserves order on Kejriwal’s bail plea in CBI case

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s petition challenging his arrest in connection with the now scrapped excise policy, observing that its judgment would be carefully framed to obviate demoralising subordinate judiciary while contributing to the evolution of criminal law. “Snakes and ladders” with bail The day-long hearing on Thursday witnessed intense exchanges …

Arvind Kejriwal bail plea in Delhi Excise policy case: Supreme Court reserves its order
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Arvind Kejriwal bail plea in Delhi Excise policy case: Supreme Court reserves its order

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgment on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s petitions for bail and quashing of arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the excise policy case, shrugging off the Central agency’s pitch that he must first knock on the doors of the trial court. The apex court reminded the CBI of a comment made in …

Bail to Arvind Kejriwal will demoralise Delhi High Court: CBI argument in Supreme Court
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bail to Arvind Kejriwal will demoralise Delhi High Court: CBI argument in Supreme Court

India Today  

Granting bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is under arrest in a liquor policy case, would demoralise the Delhi High Court, the Central Bureau of Investigation told the Supreme Court on Thursday. The statement was made by the CBI's lawyer, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, who was arguing in opposition to pleas filed by Kejriwal seeking bail and …

Advocate Dinesh Jangra gets relief from high court in assault case
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Advocate Dinesh Jangra gets relief from high court in assault case

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab and Haryana high court granted anticipatory bail to Dinesh Jangra, an advocate accused in a high-profile assault case involving members of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association. The order was passed by Justice Manisha Batra overturning the decision of the additional sessions judge, Chandigarh, which had denied bail application of Dinesh Jangra. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} …

After Sisodia, SC grants bail to Kavitha in excise case
3 months, 3 weeks ago

After Sisodia, SC grants bail to Kavitha in excise case

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha in the Delhi excise policy case, while delivering a stern reprimand to the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate over the fairness of their investigation and questioning the agencies for basing their entire case on inferences rather than solid, incriminating evidence. The …

Bombay High Court urges lower courts to be prompt with pre-arrest bail cases to protect citizens’ liberty
3 months, 3 weeks ago

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 grants bail to BRS leader K. Kavitha in excise policy cases
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court grants bail to BRS leader K. Kavitha in excise policy cases

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K. Kavitha’s release on bail “forthwith” in the politically-charged Delhi liquor policy case, which saw high-profile arrests like that of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal just days ahead of the general election in 2024. The top court found it fantastic that the Delhi High Court had refused bail to Ms. …

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

Delhi excise policy case: Supreme Court defers till September 5 hearing on Arvind Kejriwal’s pleas against arrest by CBI
4 months ago

Delhi excise policy case: Supreme Court defers till September 5 hearing on Arvind Kejriwal’s pleas against arrest by CBI

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday deferred till September 5 hearing on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's pleas seeking bail and challenging the arrest by the CBI in the alleged excise policy scam. On August 14, the top court refused to grant interim bail to Kejriwal in the case and sought a response from the probe agency on his plea challenging …

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

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

Live Law  

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 …

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Bail Granted To Accused In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case
4 months ago

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Bail Granted To Accused In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on August 21 dismissed a special leave petition seeking cancellation of bail of Mohan Nayak N, an accused in the murder case of journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh.On September 5, 2017, Gauri Lankesh was shot dead in front of her residence in south Bengaluru. The Supreme Court on August 21 dismissed a special leave petition seeking cancellation …

SC denies immediate bail to Kejriwal, seeks CBI’s reply
4 months, 1 week ago

SC denies immediate bail to Kejriwal, seeks CBI’s reply

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The Supreme Court on Wednesday denied immediate interim bail to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is under arrest in connection with the Delhi excise policy case, even as it sought a response from the Central Bureau of Investigation before taking up the matter on August 23. Kejriwal has been in custody since March 21 following his arrest …

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