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The Delhi High Court on Monday ordered release of NewsClick Human Resources head Amit Chakraborty seeking bail after turning approver in the UAPA case registered following allegations of the portal receiving money for pro-China propaganda.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma passed the order allowing Chakraborty's plea seeking his release in the case.”Therefore, having considered the facts. The Delhi High Court on Monday …

Arguing for the release of Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh on bail in the Delhi excise policy case, his lawyer on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that Singh was arrested one-and-half years into the investigation. Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi told a bench led by Justice Sanjiv Khanna that Singh was arrested after the Enforcement Directorate’s ‘star witness’ and …

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Section 306(4) CrPC Allows Approver's Bail Before Trial Completion on Meeting Pardon Conditions

An approver who has complied with all conditions of pardon and deposed as a witness in the prosecution's favor need not remain incarcerated till the end of the trial and would be entitled to bail, especially in case of a protracted trial, the Bombay High Court held. “In my opinion, now that the applicant has complied with the conditions and …

Two Delhi liquor scam accused granted bail

Hyderabad: The designated court trying the Delhi liquor scam case filed by the Enforcement Directorate granted bail to two accused, Rajesh Joshi and Gautam Malhotra, on Saturday on the grounds that the evidence produced by the investigating agency against them was not incriminating enough. The two are key persons in the case because the ED accused them of channelling monetary …

S.306 CrPC No Bar On High Court To Invoke Its Powers U/S 482 And Admit An Approver On Bail: Jammu & Kashmir High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently reiterated that in terms of Sec 306 CrPC bail to approver who is in custody cannot be granted, however, in an appropriate case High Court can release the approver on bail in exercise of its inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC. The observations were made by Justice Mohan Lal while hearing …

CBI court rejects Sachin Waze's 2nd bail plea as he is yet to depose against Anil Deshmukh

A Special CBI Court in Mumbai found no merit and rejected the bail application of former Mumbai cop Sachin Waze in the case where he had turned approver against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh. Waze, who worked as an Assistant Police Inspector of Mumbai Police, was arrested in 2021 by the National Investigation Agency in the case relating to …

Paving way for the release of the Sheena Bora murder accused turned approver, the Bandra Magistrate court in Mumbai granted bail to Shamvar Ray in the case that was registered under the Arms Act. Ray had last been produced in the CBI court in the Sheena Bora murder case in 2017 when he had deposed in court. Not produced in …

Sheena Bora murder case approver withdraws bail plea in Arms Act case

Accused-turned-approver in the 2015 Sheena Bora murder case, Shyamvar Rai has withdrawn a bail application that he had filed before the special CBI Court. While the Sheena Bora murder case was transferred to the CBI, the Khar police station case against Rai was still with the local Mumbai police. However, special public prosecutor Manoj Chaladan appearing for CBI told the …

Ananthapur: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition by Devireddy Shivasahankar Reddy and G Uma Shankar Reddy against the CBI for making Dastagiri, driver of YS Vivenkanda Reddy, as approver in the Vivekananda Reddy murder case. The AP high court had rejected bail plea for the two following objections from the CBI over possible attempts on their part to …

The UPA era VVIP chopper scam has seen several brisk developments since middleman Christian Michel was extradited to India from Dubai. According to reports, Rajiv Saxena, who was recently granted bail by a Delhi court in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland scam, is all set to move an application in the Patiala House Court in Delhi today, seeking to become an …