Supreme Court Grants Bail in UAPA Case After 4-Year Wait, Spotlights Prolonged Undertrial Detention, But Inconsistent Application Raises Concerns
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Grants Bail in UAPA Case After 4-Year Wait, Spotlights Prolonged Undertrial Detention, But Inconsistent Application Raises Concerns

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 06, 2024 14:21 IST - 8 MINS READ On bail matters, especially in cases under the draconian Unlawful Activities Act, 1967, the Supreme Court and the High Courts have been, of late, liberal in interpreting the law in favour of the accused. The two-judge bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Ujjal Bhuyan on July 3, granted bail to the appellant-accused, on the ground that he has been in jail as an undertrial prisoner for the past four years, and to this date, the trial court has not been able to even proceed to frame charge. The Bombay High Court’s refusal to grant bail to the appellant-accused was thus under challenge before the Supreme Court. Another accused in the Bhima Koregaon case, former professor, Hany Babu, withdrew his petition from the Supreme Court seeking bail, because it was listed for hearing before another bench presided by Justice Bela M. Trivedi, whose previous decisions in bail cases did not inspire the confidence of the accused. Much like Babu, Khalid chose to withdraw his petition from the Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal in February 2024, with the liberty to seek bail from the trial court.

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25 Notable Supreme Court Judgments Of 2024 On Bail & Arrest
1 day, 13 hours ago

25 Notable Supreme Court Judgments Of 2024 On Bail & Arrest

Live Law  

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

District Judiciary's Reluctance In Granting Bail Burdens High Courts, Hierarchical Court Must Introspect: Punjab & Haryana High Court
2 days, 9 hours ago

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

Live Law  

While granting bail to a man booked for offences under the NDPS Act, the Punjab & Haryana High Court observed that district court's reluctance in granting bail burdens the High Court, delays hearing of matters like appeals, revision and it is for the "hierarchical court" like the high court to "introspect". Such reluctance exacerbates the burden on High Courts, where …

Delhi Riots UAPA Case: High Court To Hear Bail Pleas Of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam On January 07
3 days, 6 hours ago

Delhi Riots UAPA Case: High Court To Hear Bail Pleas Of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam On January 07

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court will hear on January 07, 2025, the bail pleas filed by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and other accused persons in connection with the UAPA case alleging a larger conspiracy related to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Recently, Umar Khalid's counsel, seeking bail, submitted before the division bench said as to how he was made an accused …

Umar Khalid Gets 7 Days Interim Bail In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case
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5 days, 8 hours ago

Umar Khalid Gets 7 Days Interim Bail In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Wednesday granted interim bail to former JNU scholar Umar Khalid in the UAPA case alleging a larger conspiracy related to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma Courts granted interim bail for 7 days to Khalid for attending a wedding in the family.The interim bail conditions are that Khalid shall not contact …

UAPA | Error In Order Extending Time For Investigation No Ground For Default Bail When Chargesheet Has Been Filed : Supreme Court
1 week, 2 days ago

UAPA | Error In Order Extending Time For Investigation No Ground For Default Bail When Chargesheet Has Been Filed : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently set aside an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court dated May 12, 2023, for granting default bail under Unlawful Activities, 1967 on grounds that the accused persons should benefit from default bail in the absence of lack of competent order whereby time was extended for the investigation agency to file chargesheet. A bench of …

Failure to provide grounds of arrest will lead to bail? Supreme Court to examine
1 week, 3 days ago

Failure to provide grounds of arrest will lead to bail? Supreme Court to examine

India Today  

The Supreme Court said it would revisit the question whether failure to provide the grounds of arrest would lead to bail or release of the accused in all cases. The court's decision came during the hearing of a plea filed by Mihir Shah, the main accused in the high-profile BMW hit-and-run case in Mumbai's Worli. Earlier this month, Mihir Shah …

Delhi Excise Policy Case : Supreme Court Deletes Bail Condition Requiring Manish Sisodia To Appear Before CBI & ED Twice A Week
1 week, 5 days ago

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
1 week, 5 days ago

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 Grants Bail To UP Police Officers Convicted For Hashimpura Massacre
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Supreme Court Grants Bail To UP Police Officers Convicted For Hashimpura Massacre

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today granted bail to the members of the Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary personnel who were convicted by the Delhi High Court in the 1987 Hashimpura massacre case.A bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice AG Masih passed the order considering that the convicts have been undergoing imprisonment for over six years since November 2018. The …

Supreme Court Stays Criminal Trial In Case Where Allahabad HC Failed To Pronounce Decision After 14 Months Since Reserving Orders
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Supreme Court Stays Criminal Trial In Case Where Allahabad HC Failed To Pronounce Decision After 14 Months Since Reserving Orders

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently stayed criminal trial against an accused, taking into account his grievance that the High Court reserved judgment on his plea for quashing but did not deliver the same despite lapse of 14 months since the orders were reserved. "We do not know the exact reason as to why the learned Judge of the High Court, despite …

Mumbai hit-and-run accused moves Supreme Court against rejection of bail plea
2 weeks, 6 days ago

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 …

Fix time for completion of trials, but denying bail no solution, SC tells HCs
3 weeks, 2 days ago

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 …

Judicial Orders Mandating Incarceration- Recent Trend Of Imposition Of Restriction On Filing A Subsequent Bail Petition
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Judicial Orders Mandating Incarceration- Recent Trend Of Imposition Of Restriction On Filing A Subsequent Bail Petition

Live Law  

The fixing of time for concluding the trial and renewing the Bail application after a certain time became a generally inevitable part of criminal jurisprudence of the High Courts of India and the Supreme Court while deciding Regular Bail Petitions. To de-valuing of clean hand of the accused, facts, circumstance and stage of the case and fixing time for subsequent …

Will Ask PMLA Accused Seeking Bail On Ground Of Delay In Trial To File Undertaking Against Seeking Adjournments: Supreme Court
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Will Ask PMLA Accused Seeking Bail On Ground Of Delay In Trial To File Undertaking Against Seeking Adjournments: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed that it will require persons accused of money laundering to file undertaking that they will not seek adjournments and delay trial before granting bail on the ground that trial is delayed. A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih directed Zeeshan Haider, an accused in the Delhi Waqf Board money laundering …

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

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

Live Law  

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

CBI urges Supreme Court to transfer Yasin Malik's trial from Jammu to Delhi
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

CBI urges Supreme Court to transfer Yasin Malik's trial from Jammu to Delhi

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the ongoing terror-funding trial against Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik could be transferred from Jammu to the Tihar Jail, where a court facility is already functional with video conferencing facilities in place. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench of Justices AS Oka and Augustine George Masih, which …

Supreme Court issues notice to Yasin Malik, others on CBI's plea to transfer trial in two cases
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Supreme Court issues notice to Yasin Malik, others on CBI's plea to transfer trial in two cases

India TV News  

The Supreme Court today sought a response from Jammu and Kashmir separatist leader Yasin Malik and others on a plea by the Central Bureau of Investigation to transfer the trial in two cases from Jammu to New Delhi. During the proceedings, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the bench that Malik need not be physically taken to Jammu court for trial …

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

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

Live Law  

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

Supreme Court Stays Trial In Rabia Saifi Murder Case, Seeks Authorities' Response On Father's Plea For CBI Probe Into Conspiracy
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Supreme Court Stays Trial In Rabia Saifi Murder Case, Seeks Authorities' Response On Father's Plea For CBI Probe Into Conspiracy

Live Law  

On hearing her father's plea to transfer the case to CBI, the Supreme Court yesterday stayed the trial in the murder case of Rabia Saifi, a 21-year-old Civil Defense volunteer with the Delhi government, who was stabbed to death in August, 2021. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Prasanna B Varale passed the order, while issuing notice to the …

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

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

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to a man accused of counterfeiting currency who had been incarcerated for two years and six months invoking the principle that “bail is the rule and jail is the exception.” “Appellant has undergone incarceration for a period of two and a half years. After rejecting the prayer for bail the courts cannot provide …

Delhi riots: Gulfisha, Khalid Saifi seek bail in HC in UAPA case
4 weeks ago

Delhi riots: Gulfisha, Khalid Saifi seek bail in HC in UAPA case

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Student activist Gulfisha Fatima, founder of 'United Against Hate' Khalid Saifi and others on Monday sought bail before the Delhi High Court in a UA case connected to the February 2020 violence. Delhi riots: Gulfisha, Khalid Saifi seek bail in HC in UAPA case A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur will hear the matter on …

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

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

Live Law  

The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court pulled up the police authorities for wilfully delaying appropriate action against an accused, noting that despite rejection of his anticipatory bail plea by the high court and his subsequent plea by Supreme Court, a section 41A CrPC notice was issued to him indicating that the police is running a "parallel court". Justice …

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 …

Imran Khan gets bail in second Toshakhana case
1 month ago

Imran Khan gets bail in second Toshakhana case

Deccan Chronicle  

Islamabad: A high court in Pakistan on Wednesday granted bail to incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan in the second Toshakhana case.The Islamabad High Court Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, after concluding the hearing, accepted Khan's bail plea subject to furnishing two bonds of PKR 1 million each. Earlier on Thursday, a court in Pakistan had rejected Khan and his wife …

Bombay High Court declines urgent hearing on Nawab Malik's bail cancellation
1 month, 1 week ago

Bombay High Court declines urgent hearing on Nawab Malik's bail cancellation

India Today  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday decided not to expedite the hearing of a petition seeking to cancel the bail of former Maharashtra minister and Ajit Pawar faction NCP candidate Nawab Malik. The petitioner alleges that Malik has violated bail conditions by travelling outside the jurisdiction of the Mumbai court without permission. Petitioner’s lawyer, Advocate Chandrakant Mishra, argued before Justice …

Telangana HC Extends Bail to Bhujanga Rao
1 month, 1 week ago

Telangana HC Extends Bail to Bhujanga Rao

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday extended the interim bail granted to N. Bhujanga Rao, accused in the phone-tapping case, till November 18 on medical grounds. On Wednesday, the Nampally Metropolitan Sessions Court had dismissed his petition seeking extension of interim bail and directed him to surrender by 4.30 pm on Thursday. Bhujanga Rao moved the High Court by …

HC grants bail to 12 accused in Lakhimpur Kheri case
1 month, 1 week ago

HC grants bail to 12 accused in Lakhimpur Kheri case

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Tuesday granted regular bail to 12 accused in the October 3, 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight people, including four farmers, a journalist and three BJP workers were killed. Prime accused in the case, Ashish Mishra, son former union minister Ajay Mishra ‘Teni’, was already granted regular bail by …

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence | Their Case Stands On Better Footing Than That Of Ashish Mishra: Allahabad HC Grants Bail To 12 Accused
1 month, 1 week ago

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 …

Delhi HC refuses to stay trial court proceedings against Kejriwal in ED case
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi HC refuses to stay trial court proceedings against Kejriwal in ED case

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Tuesday refused to immediately stay the trial court proceedings against former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in a case filed by Enforcement Directorate against him for allegedly disobeying the summons issued by the agency in the Delhi excise policy case. A bench of justice Manoj Kumar Ohri refused to halt the proceedings saying that the …

'How Can Discharge Order Be Stayed?': Supreme Court Expresses Surprise At HC Order
1 month, 1 week ago

'How Can Discharge Order Be Stayed?': Supreme Court Expresses Surprise At HC Order

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a plea by Sikh leader Sudershan Singh Wazir challenging the Delhi High Court's recent order that stayed his discharge order in a murder case and directed him to surrender. During the hearing, Justice Oka questioned the High Court's decision to stay the discharge order issued by the trial court. Following the High …

Threatening witnesses: Plea in High Court seeks Nawab Malik's bail cancellation
1 month, 1 week ago

Threatening witnesses: Plea in High Court seeks Nawab Malik's bail cancellation

India Today  

A petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking cancellation of the interim bail granted to former Maharashtra minister and NCP Ajit Pawar faction leader Nawab Malik in a money laundering case. He was granted bail by the Supreme Court on medical grounds in July till the disposal of the regular bail plea pending before the Bombay High …

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 Dismisses Bail Plea Of Suspended Janta Dal (S) Leader Prajwal Revanna In Rape and Sexual Assault Case
1 month, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Dismisses Bail Plea Of Suspended Janta Dal (S) Leader Prajwal Revanna In Rape and Sexual Assault Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition filed by suspended Janta Dal leader Prajwal Revanna seeking bail in the case over allegations of rape and sexual assault.A bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma heard the matter.Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Revanna, argued that the offence of Section 376 IPC was not mentioned in. The Supreme …

Supreme Court rejects bail plea of former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna in rape and sexual assault case
Top News
1 month, 1 week 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 …

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 …

After Kejriwal, Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To Another PMLA Accused For Contesting Elections; Clarifies Order Not To Be Treated As Precedent
1 month, 2 weeks ago

After Kejriwal, Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To Another PMLA Accused For Contesting Elections; Clarifies Order Not To Be Treated As Precedent

Live Law  

After granting similar relief in Arvind Kejriwal's case, the Supreme Court today granted interim bail to one Subhash Prasad Yadav - accused in a money laundering case - for the purpose of contesting Jharkhand Assembly elections. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order in Yadav's challenge to a Patna High Court order. Apparently, Yadav filed …

High Court to Consider Sharjeel Imam's Request for Expeditious Bail Hearing in UAPA Case
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

High Court to Consider Sharjeel Imam's Request for Expeditious Bail Hearing in UAPA Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court is expected to consider Sharjeel Imam's request for expedited disposal of his bail application in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. Imam's bail plea was dismissed by the trial court, but he has sought an early hearing from the High Court. The bench noted that the matter is listed before the High Court on November 25, …

High Court to Consider Sharjeel Imam's Request for Expeditious Bail Hearing in UAPA Case
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

High Court to Consider Sharjeel Imam's Request for Expeditious Bail Hearing in UAPA Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court is expected to consider Sharjeel Imam's request for expedited disposal of his bail application in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. Imam's bail plea was dismissed by the trial court, but he has sought an early hearing from the High Court. The bench observed that Imam was not pressing the plea for bail before the Supreme …

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

High Court Allows Anticipatory Bail Plea for Accused Facing Arrest Warrant

Live Law  

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

NIA Files 17 Appeals to Challenge Kerala High Court Order on PFI Members
2 months ago

NIA Files 17 Appeals to Challenge Kerala High Court Order on PFI Members

Deccan Chronicle  

National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed 17 separate appeals regarding the Kerala High Court order granting bail to 17 members of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI). The high court's order imposed stringent conditions on their bail, including sharing mobile numbers and real-time GPS locations with the investigating officer, surrendering passports, and remaining within Kerala.

PMLA case:Former Punjab minister Ashu forced to withdraw bail plea due to lawyers’ goof up
2 months, 4 weeks ago

PMLA case:Former Punjab minister Ashu forced to withdraw bail plea due to lawyers’ goof up

Hindustan Times  

Jalandhar: Former Punjab minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu, who was arrested by Enforcement Directorate in a food grain transportation scam, was left red-faced as he had to withdraw his bail petition after his team of lawyers inadvertently impleaded the state of Punjab as the respondent instead of the central agency. Former Punjab minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu was arrested by the Enforcement …

Supreme Court comes to the rescue of man languishing in prison despite bail
3 months ago

Supreme Court comes to the rescue of man languishing in prison despite bail

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court set at liberty a man languishing in jail for four months after he got bail from the apex court due to his inability to furnish a local surety on Wednesday. A three-judge Bench headed by Justice Hrishikesh Roy directed the release of Ramchandra Thangappan Aachari, represented by advocates Neha Rathi and Pranav Sachdeva, on bail on his …

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”, …

Arvind Kejriwal bail hearing: Supreme Court to deliver verdict on Arvind Kejriwal’s bail plea on September 13 in Delhi excise policy case
3 months, 1 week ago

Arvind Kejriwal bail hearing: Supreme Court to deliver verdict on Arvind Kejriwal’s bail plea on September 13 in Delhi excise policy case

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court is scheduled on September 13 to pronounce its 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. Justice Bhuyan had orally reiterated the Sisodia judgment’s words that asking a bail applicant to go back to the trial court for bail would …

Supreme Court verdict on Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea in Delhi liquor ‘scam’ tomorrow
3 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court verdict on Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea in Delhi liquor ‘scam’ tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court will deliver on Friday its judgment on the petitions filed by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal against his arrest by the Central Bureau Investigation in the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy case. The Aam Aadmi Party convener challenged the August 5 decision of the Delhi high court, which upheld his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation and …

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 …

'To Avoid Trial Process Itself Being The Punishment' : Supreme Court Grants Bail To Undertrial; Reaffirms Right To Speedy Trial
3 months, 1 week ago

'To Avoid Trial Process Itself Being The Punishment' : Supreme Court Grants Bail To Undertrial; Reaffirms Right To Speedy Trial

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently granted bail to an undertrial prisoner in custody for over four years, considering the delay in the trial. "An accused has a right to a fair trial and while a hurried trial is frowned upon as it may not give sufficient time to prepare for the defence, an inordinate delay in conclusion of the trial would …

Legally Speaking | 'Bail, not jail': A look at the recent judgements on bail in the Supreme Court
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Legally Speaking | 'Bail, not jail': A look at the recent judgements on bail in the Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

Justice Krishna Iyer in 1977, while confirming bail in State of Rajasthan v. Balchand @ Balaiay, famously wrote, “The basic rule may perhaps be tersely put as bail, not jail.” Since then, this principle has been reiterated multiple times. In February 2024, the Supreme Court, while rejecting bail in Gurwinder Singh v. State of Punjab, observed that under the UAPA, …

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