Bail

Criminal Law September 2026
Legal RoundUpTopic-wise Roundup

The September 2026 Criminal Law Roundup highlights important decisions of the Supreme Court and High Courts on crime against women and children, illegal arrest or detention, bail under NDPS Act, false promise of marriage, punishment under POCSO, cruelty under 498-A, victim’s testimony under rape cases, abetment of suicide and quashment of proceedings under domestic violence Act.

doctors assault case
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court held that High Court had failed to adequately consider the gravity of the allegations, criminal antecedents, apprehension of witness intimidation, influence of the principal accused and the wider impact upon the medical fraternity.

victim must be heard before grant of bail
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Delhi High Court reiterated that the victim is entitled to participate at all stages of criminal proceedings, including the hearing of a regular bail application.

Legal Developments This Week
Legal RoundUpWeekly Roundup

A quick roundup to cover all the important legal developments and cases this week. 

2026 SCC Vol 7
Cases ReportedSCC Weekly

Key Supreme Court rulings on Article 21, bail, money laundering, arbitral tribunal, etc.

Prolonged pre-trial incarceration
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court released the petitioner-accused on bail, observing that the case substantially rested upon the statutory presumption under Section 35, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) and such presumption is rebuttable. The Court specified that, in cases involving commercial quantity under the NDPS Act, the twin test contained in Section 37 remains mandatory.

Satara murder case bail cancellation
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court cancels bail of Accused 3 and 4 in the Satara murder case, holding that repeated threats, prior preparation and carrying petrol indicated a pre-planned attack.

Jungpura doctor murder case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court asserted that continued incarceration of the applicants had to be balanced against their fundamental right to life and personal liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution.

2026 SCC Vol 6
Cases ReportedSCC Weekly

5 Supreme Court rulings on when an FIR can be quashed, how S. 436-A bail applies to UAPA-like reverse-burden offences, and what it takes to unwind a confirmed SARFAESI auction sale.

Septic Tank Case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Delhi High Court acknowledged that delay in trial is a relevant consideration while deciding an application for bail. However, such delay cannot be considered in isolation.

Saradha chit fund scam
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court, by order dated 9 May 2014 in Subrata Chattoraj v. Union of India, (2014) 8 SCC 795, had directed the transfer of investigation into the Saradha Chit Fund Scam and other chit fund cases from the State Police to the CBI.

Criminal Law July 2026
Legal RoundUpTopic-wise Roundup

The July Criminal Law Roundup highlights important decisions of the Supreme Court and High Courts on prisoners’ rights, bail, juvenile justice, POCSO, custodial deaths, investigation, sentencing, quashment proceedings, and notable legislative developments in criminal law.

Arrest not Mechanical Sequel to FIR
Case BriefsDistrict Court

The Court observed that arrest is not designed to operate as a punitive measure nor as an instrument for demonstrating the authority of the investigating agency.

Raja Raghuvanshi Murder case
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court observed that although bail is the rule and jail the exception, and every accused is entitled to the presumption of innocence, the present case stood on a different footing as the earlier orders rejecting the respondent’s bail on merits had attained finality and the trial had already commenced.

Freedom of the press
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court grants bail to the accused amid prolonged incarceration, defective investigation and uncertain identification of the accused.

Raja Raghuvanshi Murder case
Case BriefsSupreme Court

After the High Court upheld the grant of bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi on 29 June 2026, the State of Meghalaya approached the Supreme Court on 1 July 2026 challenging the order. The matter was first heard on 3 July 2026 and has been listed for further hearing on 9 July 2026.

Criminal Law June 2026
Legal RoundUpTopic-wise Roundup

Covering all the important criminal law cases across various High Courts and the Supreme Court as well as the legislative updates, this roundup provides a quick summary of cases, latest legal updates in criminal law and links to other roundups.

MP Cough Syrup Deaths Case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court noted that the accused prescribed the fixed dose compound to the children below the age of 4 years, which was banned by the Government Circular, due to which many innocent children died.

Bareilly Violence Case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The High Court observed that permitting individuals like the accused to incite divisions on religious grounds for political gain threatens to unravel the social fabric of the country and poses a serious risk to national integrity.

NEET-UG Paper Leak Bail Rejected
Case BriefsDistrict Court

Manisha Waghmare was arrested by the CBI on 14 May 2026 for her alleged involvement in the paper leak conspiracy.