Bail Archives

Orissa High Court | Witnesses related to the deceased would not result in their testimonies being discarded if otherwise truthful and consistent

Orissa High Court: In an appeal filed challenging the Trial court ruling, convicting the accused under Section 302 of Penal

Case Briefs Supreme Court

‘At least two of the issues require reconsideration’; Supreme Court agrees to hear review petition of PMLA verdict

Supreme Court: As Congress MP Karti P. Chidambaram has sought review of the 3-judge bench verdict on the Prevention of Money Laundering

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay HC| “Sudden reaction of a 19-year-old boy to the news of pregnancy, May fall short of the essential ingredients required to form the offence of abetment to suicide”

Bombay High Court: While deciding the instant bail application of a 20-year-old boy charged with abetment of suicide of a

Case Briefs High Courts

Kerala HC grants anticipatory bail to BJP State General Secretary accused of insulting National Flag by holding it upside down

Kerala High Court: Viju Abraham, J., granted anticipatory bail to BJP State General Secretary, Lakshadweep, who was accused of insulting the National

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court grants bail to a under trial pregnant woman prisoner ; Refusal for delivery outside prison only in case of high security risk

Delhi High Court: In a case where very serious allegations are made and 16 members from the same family are arrested, an

Case Briefs High Courts

“Strange paradox that applicant is area in charge of Aman Committee”; Delhi High Court declines anticipatory bail to main accused in Jahangirpuri riots on Hanuman Jayanti

It is a strange paradox that the applicant claims he is area in charge of “Aman Committee”, but has not joined investigation of offences which have defeated the very purpose and aim of such committee

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay High Court grants bail to Nigerian national who spent 2 years in jail on NDPS charges due to a typing error in forensic report; asks State to come up with compensation proposal

Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J. directed to release a Nigerian National on bail who was arrested in 2020 under the Narcotic

Case Briefs High Courts

Rape on the pretext of marriage| Madhya Pradesh High Court astonished by social differentiation still being created on caste-creed basis; denies bail to differently abled person apprehending tampering of witness

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Vivek Agarwal, J. dismissed a bail application of an applicant who was in custody since 29-06-2022 for the

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay High Court alarmed by long pendency of POCSO cases; Principal judge to submit causes for delay and unequal distribution of cases

Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J. while hearing a bail application of a man accused of raping and impregnating a 14-year-old in

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court takes suo motu cognizance on a bail application facilitating admission of an 8-year-old child whose parents are in judicial custody

It is not only in cases dealing with family disputes that the rights and welfare of the child should be considered but also in the cases as the present one, the courts can become and act as the parent of the child and ensure that the child is not deprived of its Fundamental Right to Education.

Case Briefs High Courts

Trial not likely to conclude soon; lack of evidence to prove corruption: Read why Punjab and Haryana High granted bail to Vijay Singla

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While dealing with a corruption case, Lisa Gill, J., allowed the bail petition preferred by the petitioner

Case Briefs High Courts

Charge-sheet and documents adduced prima facie point towards guilt; Allahabad High Court denies bail to journalist Siddique Kappan [Hathras gang-rape row]

Allahabad High Court: Krishan Pahal, J. dismissed the bail application of Siddique Kappan, the journalist who was arrested along with three others

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court holds “twin conditions” under Section 45 of PMLA reasonable: Applicability to anticipatory bail, non-cognizable offences discussed; Exception highlighted

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of AM Khanwilkar*, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar, JJ has, in 545-pages-long judgments, has dealt with various

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Confessional Statements made under Section 67 of NDPS Act inadmissible: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: In a case relating to a drug racket spread across three States namely, U.P., Punjab and Rajasthan, the 3-Judge Bench

Case Briefs District Court

Allegations of bribery to grant permission in order to receive foreign funds under FCRA on applications by NGO’s pending in Home Ministry; Delhi Court grants bail to Pramod Kumar Bhasin

Rouse Avenue Court, New Delhi: While granting bail to the applicant Pramond Kumar Bhasin, Ajay Gulati, J. observed that the charge sheet

Case Briefs High Courts

[UAPA] Gauhati High Court | Facebook post “only an expression of her feelings”, does not mention ULFA-I; College Student gets bail

Gauhati High Court: The single Bench of Ajit Borthakur, J., has under Section 439 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, granted bail

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad High Court | Irony and tragedy of the Indian republic that criminals like Mukhtar Ansari are the law-makers; Former UP MLA denied bail

Allahabad High Court: Dinesh Kumar Singh, J. rejected the bail application of former UP MLA Mukhtar Ansari who was arrested under Sections

Case Briefs Supreme Court

‘India needs a Bail Act’: Supreme Court asks Centre to consider the suggestion; lays down guidelines for disposal of Bail Application

“Criminal courts in general with the trial court in particular are the guardian angels of liberty. Liberty, as embedded in the Code,

Case Briefs District Court

No straitjacket formula for determining whether the consent was given under a misconception of fact or not; Tis Hazari Court grants anticipatory bail

Tis Hazari Court, Delhi: While deciding a bail application, Kamini Lau, J. granted anticipatory in a case where the complainant-girl was a

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad High Court pained to see minors getting involved in age- inappropriate relations; Grants bail in the interest of infant and minor wife

Allahabad High Court: Rajesh Singh Chauhan, J. allowed a bail application in a case registered under sections 376, 506 Penal Code, 1860