HC Approach Doubtful, Conviction Debatable: SC Grants Bail To 4 Convicts In 2002 Naroda Patiya case
6 years, 2 months ago

HC Approach Doubtful, Conviction Debatable: SC Grants Bail To 4 Convicts In 2002 Naroda Patiya case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to four convicts in the Naroda Patiya massacre case in Gujarat in which 97 people were killed by a mob during the 2002 riots in the state. The bench comprising of Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice Rastogi while granting bail to Umeshbhai Surabhai Bharwad, Rajkumar, Padmendrasinh Jaswantsinh Rajput observed that the approach of the High Court while reversing acquittal recorded by the Trial Court is doubtful which makes conviction debatable. While considering applications by Padmendrasinh Jaswantsinh Rajput and Rajkumar @ Raju, the bench said: "The High Court has reversed the acquittal order passed by the Trial Court on the finding that the witnesses have established the presence of the applicant at the scene of offence. The court, allowing the application filed by Umeshbhai Surabhai Bharwad, observed: "It is not in dispute that after a full fledged trial, the applicant was acquitted by the trial court on the finding that he has been named by only two police officials.

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HP scholarship scam: CBI court dismisses 2nd bail plea of accused ED officers
6 days, 21 hours ago

HP scholarship scam: CBI court dismisses 2nd bail plea of accused ED officers

Hindustan Times  

The court of CBI special judge Alka Malik on Monday dismissed the second bail plea of two accused ED officers in a bribe case upholding that mere submission of chargesheet does not make it a case for grant of bail. The court dismissed the second bail plea of accused ED officers Vikas Deep and Niraj in the case. In the …

HC denies anticipatory bail to Satara judge accused of bribery
6 days, 23 hours ago

HC denies anticipatory bail to Satara judge accused of bribery

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday refused to grant anticipatory bail to Dhananjay Nikam, the district and sessions judge of Satara, who is accused of soliciting a ₹5 lakh bribe in exchange for granting bail to a person booked in a cheating case. HC denies anticipatory bail to Satara judge accused of bribery Justice N R Borkar, presiding over …

Bombay HC denies pre-arrest bail to Satara sessions court judge in bribery case
1 week ago

Bombay HC denies pre-arrest bail to Satara sessions court judge in bribery case

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Monday denied pre-arrest bail to Satara district and sessions court judge Dhananjay Nikam, accused of demanding a bribe of ₹5 lakh in exchange for granting a bail in a cheating case. The Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau, which booked Mr. Nikam, alleged that he sought a bribe of ₹5 lakh through two private individuals, Kishor Sambhaji Kharat …

Supreme Court Rejects Bail Plea Of Former Gujarat IAS Officer Pradeep Sharma In 2023 Illegal Land Allotment Case
1 week ago

Supreme Court Rejects Bail Plea Of Former Gujarat IAS Officer Pradeep Sharma In 2023 Illegal Land Allotment Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today rejected bail to retired IAS officer Pradeep Nirankarnath Sharma in connection to a 2023 illegal land allotment case lodged at Bhuj in Kutch. The FIR against him was lodged in 2023 under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, for regular bail in connection with the FIR registered with the CID Crime Boarder Zone …

Delhi HC to hear ED’s petition against Arvind Kejriwal’s bail
1 week, 1 day ago

Delhi HC to hear ED’s petition against Arvind Kejriwal’s bail

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court is set to hear the Enforcement Directorate’s challenge against the bail granted to former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy-linked money laundering case on Monday. Kejriwal’s legal team, however, has maintained that his bail should stand, emphasising that all other accused in the case have already been granted similar relief. The Supreme …

HC denies bail to bizman in case linked to JKLF
1 week, 4 days ago

HC denies bail to bizman in case linked to JKLF

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court has denied bail to Dubai-based businessman Naval Kishore Kapoor booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities Act, or UAPA, in a 2017 terror funding case involving separatist leader and chief of banned Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front Yasin Malik. HC denies bail to bizman in case linked to JKLF A bench of justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder …

UAPA: Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Accused Naval Kishore Kapoor, Says Terror Funding Wreaked Havoc In Kashmir
1 week, 4 days ago

UAPA: Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Accused Naval Kishore Kapoor, Says Terror Funding Wreaked Havoc In Kashmir

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court yesterday denied bail to accused Naval Kishore Kapoor in a terror funding case registered by National Investigation Agency under UAPA.A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur dismissed Kapoor's appeal challenging a trial court order denying him bail on August 19, 2019. The Delhi High Court yesterday denied bail to accused Naval Kishore …

Shivaji remarks row: HC asks Kolhapur court to decide ex-scribe's pre-arrest bail on merits of case
1 week, 6 days ago

Shivaji remarks row: HC asks Kolhapur court to decide ex-scribe's pre-arrest bail on merits of case

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai, The Bombay High Court on Tuesday asked the Kolhapur sessions court to decide the anticipatory bail plea of former journalist Prashant Koratkar, accused of making offensive remarks on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and his son, on the merits of the case after hearing the parties. Shivaji remarks row: HC asks Kolhapur court to decide ex-scribe's pre-arrest bail on merits of …

Allahabad HC grants bail to ex-SP MLA Irfan Solanki in 2022 extortion case
2 weeks ago

Allahabad HC grants bail to ex-SP MLA Irfan Solanki in 2022 extortion case

Hindustan Times  

The Allahabad high court on Monday granted bail to former Samajwadi Party MLA Irfan Solanki and his brother Rizwan Solanki in an extortion case pending in Kanpur Nagar. The bail application was filed on behalf of the applicants in the criminal case registered in 2022 under section 386 of Indian Penal Code at Jajmau police station of Kanpur Nagar. While …

Accused goes abroad after getting bail, anticipatory bail rejected
2 weeks 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 …

In India, Far More Demand For Government Jobs Than Available Posts; Absolute Scruplousness Necessary In Selection Process: Supreme Court
2 weeks ago

In India, Far More Demand For Government Jobs Than Available Posts; Absolute Scruplousness Necessary In Selection Process: Supreme Court

Live Law  

"In India, the reality is that there are far more takers of Government jobs than there are jobs available," observed the Supreme Court recently while setting aside the bail granted to the accused in case over the use of a "dummy candidate" in a Civil Engineer Competitive Examination.A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Ahsanudding Amanullah allowed the appeal …

SC agrees to examine CBI’s plea to cancel Dheeraj Wadhawan’s bail in DHFL case
2 weeks, 3 days ago

SC agrees to examine CBI’s plea to cancel Dheeraj Wadhawan’s bail in DHFL case

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine the Central Bureau of Investigation ’s plea seeking the cancellation of bail for former Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd promoter Dheeraj Wadhawan in the multi-crore bank loan fraud case. In January 2024, the Supreme Court ordered the immediate arrest of the brothers setting aside the high court order, as the CBI filed …

A Dangerous Precedent For Denial Of Bail In Cases Involving Sexual Offences
2 weeks, 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 …

Corrupt leaders, officials greater threats than assassins: SC
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Corrupt leaders, officials greater threats than assassins: SC

Hindustan Times  

Corrupt elements in the higher echelons of the government and political parties are a greater menace to society than even hired killers, the Supreme Court has held, delivering a scathing indictment of corruption in public life. The bench made these strong observations while rejecting anticipatory bail to Devinder Kumar Bansal, an audit inspector in the Punjab government, accused of demanding …

NDPS Act | Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Man In Jail For Over 3 Years, Notes Only 2 Out Of 29 Witnesses Were Examined
3 weeks, 1 day ago

NDPS Act | Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Man In Jail For Over 3 Years, Notes Only 2 Out Of 29 Witnesses Were Examined

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court recently granted regular bail to an man booked under NDPS Act, in view of long incarnation of three and a half years and after noting that out of 29 witnesses only two had been examined where the trial court had not give any time bound schedule of the examination of such witnessesJustice Gita Gopi in her …

Madhya Pradesh HC: Absconders Can Seek Anticipatory Bail
3 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 …

SC strengthens legal protection in appeal cases
3 weeks, 3 days ago

SC strengthens legal protection in appeal cases

Hindustan Times  

Reaffirming the fundamental principle that “bail is the rule, and jail is the exception,” the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that an individual acquitted by a trial court must be released on bail when a high court reviews the acquittal order. The ruling came while setting aside two orders of the Delhi high court that stayed a discharge order in …

Supreme Court Grants Bail In UAPA Case Noting That It Was Applied To Defeat SC Order Of Interim Protection, Condemns Chhattisgarh Police
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Supreme Court Grants Bail In UAPA Case Noting That It Was Applied To Defeat SC Order Of Interim Protection, Condemns Chhattisgarh Police

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday deprecated the conduct of Chattisgarh police in applying the stringent provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act against an accused soon after he was granted interim protection from arrest in another case. The Court noted in its order that after service of notice of the present case, the SDPO of the police station suddenly applied …

Persons can seek anticipatory bail in cases related to GST, customs even in absence of FIR: SC
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Persons can seek anticipatory bail in cases related to GST, customs even in absence of FIR: SC

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that the provision of anticipatory bail is applicable to the Goods and Services Act and customs law and persons can move courts for pre-arrest bail even if an FIR is not in place. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices MM Sundresh and Bela M Trivedi …

Bail granted to alleged mastermind of dacoity attempt case
3 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 …

Should Subsequent Bail Pleas Be Listed Before Roster Judge Even If Judge Who Heard Earlier Plea Is Present? Madras HC Refers To Larger Bench
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Should Subsequent Bail Pleas Be Listed Before Roster Judge Even If Judge Who Heard Earlier Plea Is Present? Madras HC Refers To Larger Bench

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has referred to a larger bench the issue on whether subsequent bail applications filed by an accused should be listed before the roster bench even if the judge who had dealt with an earlier bail/anticipatory bail petition is available. Justice Sunder Mohan referred the question to the larger bench after noting the Supreme Court's clarification in …

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

'Conduct Not In Accordance With Dignity Of AG's Office': Chhattisgarh HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To Ex-Advocate General In 'NAN Scam' Case
1 month ago

'Conduct Not In Accordance With Dignity Of AG's Office': Chhattisgarh HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To Ex-Advocate General In 'NAN Scam' Case

Live Law  

The Chhattisgarh High Court has rejected anticipatory bail to former Advocate General Satish Chandra Verma for his alleged involvement in the 'Nagarik Apurti Nigam' scam and misusing his constitutional office to influence outcomes of certain cases in favour of top administrative officers of the State. At that time, he was the Advocate General of the State and he ought not …

HC flays P.C.George for repeating hateful speeches despite the bail condition not to do so
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Bombay High Court grants bail to man, accused of raping underage girl, observes 'consensual relationship'
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1 month, 1 week ago

Bombay High Court grants bail to man, accused of raping underage girl, observes 'consensual relationship'

Op India  

On Thursday, the Bombay High Court granted bail to a man named Mohammed Ajaan Khan, accused of raping a minor girl and impregnating her twice. Verdict in the case Justice Milind N Jadhav, in his order on Thursday, noted that the victim was a minor while the accused Mohammed Ajaan Khan was an adult. The Bombay Court granted bail to …

Bombay High Court grants bail to man, accused of raping underage girl, observes 'consensual relationship'
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1 month, 1 week ago

Bombay High Court grants bail to man, accused of raping underage girl, observes 'consensual relationship'

Op India  

On Thursday, the Bombay High Court granted bail to a man named Mohammed Ajaan Khan, accused of raping a minor girl and impregnating her twice. Verdict in the case Justice Milind N Jadhav, in his order on Thursday, noted that the victim was a minor while the accused Mohammed Ajaan Khan was an adult. The Bombay Court granted bail to …

Filing Of Fresh Bail Application After Rejection Of Earlier Bail Plea Or Cancellation Of Bail Is A Matter Of Right : Supreme Court
1 month, 1 week ago

Filing Of Fresh Bail Application After Rejection Of Earlier Bail Plea Or Cancellation Of Bail Is A Matter Of Right : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has observed that a High Court cannot dismiss a bail application solely on the ground that the Apex Court had not permitting the filing of a fresh application.The Court reiterated that the filing of a fresh bail application, after the dismissal of an earlier bail application or the cancellationtion of the bail granted, was a right. The …

NDPS Act | Appellate Court Can Grant Bail Despite S.37 If Convict Has Suffered Long Sentence & Appeal's Early Hearing Is Unkilely : Supreme Court
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1 month, 1 week ago

NDPS Act | Appellate Court Can Grant Bail Despite S.37 If Convict Has Suffered Long Sentence & Appeal's Early Hearing Is Unkilely : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has held that the sentence of a person convicted for offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act can be suspended despite the rigours of Section 37 if the convict has undergone long period of incarceration and the likelihood of an early hearing of the criminal appeal was remote. A bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka …

Accused in hit-and-run case granted bail
1 month, 1 week ago

Accused in hit-and-run case granted bail

The Hindu  

The Vadakara Judicial First Class Magistrate Court on Tuesday granted bail to Methil Punathil Shajeel, the accused in a hit-and-run case in which an elderly woman died and her granddaughter has been in a state of coma ever since. of the Kozhikode District Sessions Court had dismissed his anticipatory bail plea owing to the seriousness of the case while the …

HC to hear MP Rashid’s plea against court’s refusal to issue order on bail plea
1 month, 1 week ago

HC to hear MP Rashid’s plea against court’s refusal to issue order on bail plea

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court will on February 24 hear jailed parliament member Engineer Rashid’s plea against a local court’s December 23 refusal to pass an order on his bail plea citing lack of jurisdiction. Justice Vikas Mahajan scheduled the hearing after Delhi high court’s registrar general informed the court about the Supreme Court ’s permission for a special court to …

Bhima Koregaon Case : Supreme Court Adjourns Bail Pleas Of Surendra Gadling, Jyoti Jagtap & NIA Appeal Against Mahesh Raut's Bail
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bhima Koregaon Case : Supreme Court Adjourns Bail Pleas Of Surendra Gadling, Jyoti Jagtap & NIA Appeal Against Mahesh Raut's Bail

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the petitions filed by lawyer Surendra Gadling and Jyoti Jagtap seeking bail in the Bhima Koregaon case over alleged links with banned Maoist groups. A bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Rajesh Bindal also adjourned the appeal filed by the National Investigation Agency challenging the bail granted to co-accused Mahesh Raut. He also …

Bhima Koregaon Case : Supreme Court Adjourns Bail Pleas Of Surendra Gadling, Jyoti Jagtap & NIA Appeal Against Mahesh Raut's Bail
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bhima Koregaon Case : Supreme Court Adjourns Bail Pleas Of Surendra Gadling, Jyoti Jagtap & NIA Appeal Against Mahesh Raut's Bail

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the petitions filed by lawyer Surendra Gadling and Jyoti Jagtap seeking bail in the Bhima Koregaon case over alleged links with banned Maoist groups. A bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Rajesh Bindal also adjourned the appeal filed by the National Investigation Agency challenging the bail granted to co-accused Mahesh Raut. He also …

Delhi HC seeks SC clarification on court jurisdiction for Engineer Rashid’s bail plea
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi HC seeks SC clarification on court jurisdiction for Engineer Rashid’s bail plea

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has approached the Supreme Court seeking clarification regarding the appropriate trial court to hear the bail plea of Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid, currently imprisoned in a terror funding case under the Unlawful Activities Act. The issue arose after the special NIA court, which had reserved its order on Rashid’s bail plea, later transferred the …

Anticipatory Bail Applications Should Only Be Filed Directly Before HC In Exceptional Circumstances: Karnataka High Court
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

MCOCA case: Delhi Police opposes AAP MLA Naresh Balyan bail plea
1 month, 3 weeks ago

MCOCA case: Delhi Police opposes AAP MLA Naresh Balyan bail plea

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Delhi police on Monday opposed in the Delhi High Court the bail plea of arrested A MLA Naresh Balyan in a MCOCA case. MCOCA case: Delhi Police opposes AAP MLA Naresh Balyan bail plea Appearing before Justice Vikas Mahajan, the Delhi Police counsel said like UA, there was a bar on granting the relief of bail to an …

NIA opposes interim bail plea of jailed J&K MP Engineer Rashid in High Court
1 month, 3 weeks ago

NIA opposes interim bail plea of jailed J&K MP Engineer Rashid in High Court

The Hindu  

The National Investigation Agency on Monday opposed in the Delhi High Court a plea by jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid for interim bail in a terror-funding case to attend Parliament. In its response to Mr. Rashid’s plea before Justice Vikas Mahajn, the NIA said it was a classic case of misuse of the interim bail provision ought to …

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: January 27, 2025 To February 02, 2025
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: January 27, 2025 To February 02, 2025

Live Law  

Nominal Index Citations Harshit Harish Jain & Anr. Case Details: M. Venkateswaran v. The State Rep. by the Inspector of Police Citation: 2025 LiveLaw 117 The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a man under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act who refused to cooperate with the wedding reception function since …

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, 3 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 …

'Can Reform If Sent Back To His Books': Bombay HC Grants Bail To 'Young Adult' Booked For Assault, Allows Him To Complete Class 12 Studies
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Can Reform If Sent Back To His Books': Bombay HC Grants Bail To 'Young Adult' Booked For Assault, Allows Him To Complete Class 12 Studies

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court while granting bail to a 'young adult' booked for assaulting a man along with his 'gang members', noted that he was merely 18 years old at the time of the incident and that he was studying in Class 12 and therefore, granted him bail observing that "he will be reformed if he goes back to his …

Delhi HC seeks NIA stand onEr Rashid’s interim bail plea
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Delhi HC seeks NIA stand onEr Rashid’s interim bail plea

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Thursday sought the NIA’s stand on a plea by jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid for interim bail in a terror-funding case to attend Parliament. Rashid was elected from the Baramulla constituency in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and has been lodged in Tihar Jail since 2019 after the NIA arrested him under the …

HC asks NIA stand after jailed J&K MP Rashid Engineer seeks interim bail to attend Parliament
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

HC asks NIA stand after jailed J&K MP Rashid Engineer seeks interim bail to attend Parliament

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the NIA's stand on a plea by Jammu and Kashmir MP Rashid Engineer seeking interim bail in a terror-funding case to attend Parliament. His main petition urges the High Court to either direct the expeditious disposal of his pending bail plea by the trial court or decide the matter itself. On December 24 …

S.479 BNSS | Trial Courts Must Not Mechanically Adjourn Bail Pleas Of Undertrials Who Completed One-Half Of Maximum Imprisonment: Delhi HC
1 month, 3 weeks ago

S.479 BNSS | Trial Courts Must Not Mechanically Adjourn Bail Pleas Of Undertrials Who Completed One-Half Of Maximum Imprisonment: Delhi HC

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the trial courts must promptly pass orders and must not mechanically adjourn bail applications moved in cases covered by Section 479 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, where the undertrial prisoners have already undergone one half of the maximum imprisonment. The Court was informed that while the bail application was filed by him …

‘Long incarceration’: Six get bail in CPI leader Pansare murder case
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Long incarceration’: Six get bail in CPI leader Pansare murder case

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted bail to six accused in the case of murder of CPI leader and rationalist Govind Pansare in 2015, on the ground of long incarceration. A single bench of Justice AS Kilor allowed the bail pleas of the six accused -- Sachin Andure, Ganesh Miskin, Amit Degvekar, Amit Baddi, Bharat Kurane and Vasudev …

Bombay High Court grants bail to 6 accused in Govind Pansare murder case
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bombay High Court grants bail to 6 accused in Govind Pansare murder case

India Today  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted bail to six accused in the 2015 murder of author and communist leader Govind Pansare, citing their prolonged incarceration. The prosecution claimed his killing was linked to the murders of activist Narendra Dabholkar, scholar MM Kalburgi, and journalist Gauri Lankesh, suggesting the attacks ceased only after key arrests in the 2018 Nalasopara Arms …

Allahabad High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail To Sitapur Congress MP Accused Of Sexually Exploiting Woman
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Allahabad High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail To Sitapur Congress MP Accused Of Sexually Exploiting Woman

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court today refused the anticipatory bail plea filed by Congress's Member of Parliament from Sitapur Lok Sabha constituency, Rakesh Rathore, in connection with an FIR against him over allegations of sexually exploiting a 35-year-old woman.However, a bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan disposed of his plea at the admission stage, giving him the liberty. The Allahabad High …

Why 2-Judge Benches Hear Bail Applications? Supreme Court Questions Calcutta High Court Practice, Seeks Report
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why 2-Judge Benches Hear Bail Applications? Supreme Court Questions Calcutta High Court Practice, Seeks Report

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently questioned the practice of the Calcutta High Court hearing regular and anticipatory bail applications before Division Benches instead of Single Judges, as is the norm in other High Courts. “When there is a huge filing and pendency of the bail applications, we wonder why regular bail applications and anticipatory bail applications are being heard by the …

Govind Pansare's killing: Bombay HC grants bail to six accused
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Govind Pansare's killing: Bombay HC grants bail to six accused

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted bail to six accused in the 2015 murder case of the Communist Party of India leader, rationalist, and author Govind Pansare on the grounds of long incarceration. Thus, considering the pace with which the trial is proceeding, and the number of witnesses remaining to be examined, it is evident that there is no …

Govind Pansare murder case: Bombay HC grants bail to 6 accused
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Govind Pansare murder case: Bombay HC grants bail to 6 accused

Hindustan Times  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted bail to six accused in the case of killing of rationalist and author Govind Pansare in 2015, on the ground of long incarceration. A single bench of Justice A S Kilor allowed the bail pleas of the six accused - Sachin Andure, Ganesh Miskin, Amit Degvekar, Amit Baddi, Bharat Kurane and Vasudev Suryavanshi. …

Three-judge SC Bench to hear Tahir Hussain's plea for interim bail for poll campaigning on January 28
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Three-judge SC Bench to hear Tahir Hussain's plea for interim bail for poll campaigning on January 28

The Hindu  

A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on January 28 a plea moved by former councillor and February 2020 Delhi riots accused Tahir Hussain seeking interim bail to campaign for the upcoming Assembly polls in the capital. Mr. Hussain failed to secure interim bail on January 22, after a two-judge Bench of the apex court gave …

Magistrate/Sessions Court Has No Jurisdiction To Grant Bail To Accused If HC Issues NBW In Appeals Against Acquittal Or Conviction: Allahabad HC [FB]
2 months ago

Magistrate/Sessions Court Has No Jurisdiction To Grant Bail To Accused If HC Issues NBW In Appeals Against Acquittal Or Conviction: Allahabad HC [FB]

Live Law  

A full bench of the Allahabad High Court has held that where the High Court has consciously issued a non-bailable warrant for the arrest of an accused, against whose acquittal/conviction an appeal has been moved, the Magistrate or the Sessions Judge, as the case may be, would have no jurisdiction to release such person on bail. nor Session Judge would …

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