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One of the conditions imposed by the Court for granting bail is that applicant-accused shall not be in a physical relationship with the victim till they are legally married.
Read about the significant criminal law matters heard and decided by the Supreme Court and High Courts in October 2024
“Petitioner is a person with family ties and is not a flight risk. Nature of prosecution evidence is mostly all documentary in nature, which has been seized and there is no likelihood of tempering with the same.”
“Right to life does not mean mere right to exist but to live with dignity. Such a right cannot be and ought not be curtailed on the ground that petitioner father’s is an accused in pending cases.”
Mere presence of the antecedents will not lead to a presumption about the active involvement of the accused in any activity, without any material proof in support.
With this order, all the accused in the liquor policy case—including AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, and BRS leader K. Kavitha, have been granted bail.
The complainant was coerced into following a tribal or customary practice, such as “Mautana,” which involves compensating or appeasing the family of the deceased in cases of accidental death.
“However strict the PMLA is, we have to operate within the four corners of the law. The law tells us that someone who is sick and infirm should be granted bail. The point that he can be treated in a government hospital is no answer to what the statute says.”
Allahabad High Court permitted the Moid Ahmad to apply for bail afresh after the expiry of four weeks and after the recording of the testimony of the informant and the victim.
The primary objective of the JJ Act is the rehabilitation of juveniles rather than punishment. The grant or denial of bail/suspension should be based on the individual’s conduct and circumstances, not solely on the severity of the offense.
The exact gestures made by appellant are not reflected in the FIR statement, which merely alleges making of bizarre gestures and whether the gestures allegedly made by appellant fit into the expression “gestures of a sexual nature” is questionable at this stage.
Despite the Court granting bail on 11-09-2024, the case was not immediately disposed of, as there were concerns regarding lapses in maintaining CCTV footage at the police station in Manasa, District-Neemuch.
“Nose is a crucial part of the human body with both functional and symbolic importance. It also holds social and cultural significance, being a prominent feature of the face that contributes to identity, appearance and self-esteem.”
There is inordinate delay in conducting the trial and, therefore, the right of the accused to have a speedy trial is affected.
Supreme Court directed the accused to extend complete cooperation in the trial, and to not misuse his liberty in any manner or to influence the witnesses in any way. In addition, the accused was directed to not make any attempts to re-associate with the victim girl in any manner either through a device or in-person.
V. Senthil Balaji was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 14-06-2023 for an alleged offence under Section 3 of PMLA.
‘Since Kalatan Dasgupta had already provided his statement and his mobile phone had been seized, he shall not be involved in further investigative proceedings without leave of Court.’
The informant’s statement does not identify individual/s as victims whose deaths/injuries can be relatable to specific acts of commission/omission on the part of applicants before this Court.
The petitioner- accused is a practising lawyer and daughter of a Brigadier of the Indian Army. However, instead of registering her complaint for road rage, it was alleged that the Police personnel started misbehaving with her and her Indian Army Major- friend.
The Supreme Court overturned the Rajasthan High Court’s decision, wherein his bail application was dismissed.