Allahabad High Court rejects second bail application of a man accused of committing unnatural sex with cows
Allahabad High Court said that no new ground has been taken by the accused in the second bail application
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“Bail is the rule, Jail is an exception” Supreme Court reiterates; Grants conditional bail to person accused under UAPA
The Court took serious note of distortions in the chargesheet vis-a-vis attributing certain statements to the protected witness, which he did not make, stating that NIA owes an explanation, and the investigating machinery must be fair.
Allahabad High Court denies bail to Maulana accused of performing Nikaah after forced conversion to Islam
Allahabad High Court said that the informant in her statement recorded under Section 164 CrPC had categorically submitted that she was forced to accept ‘Islam’ and Nikaah was performed. Thus, the applicant being “Religion Convertor” is equally liable under the Act, 2021.
Planned hunting of Schedule-I animal like Tiger is grave threat to wildlife and forests; MP High Court denies bail
The State Tiger Strike Force recovered a nylon bag which contained 49 bones, 14 nails, and 31 mustache hairs of a tiger from applicant 1.
Supreme Court grants bail to Sunil Agrawal, Promoter of Indermani Group, in Money Laundering case
Supreme Court had previously released Sunil Agrawal on interim bail vide order dated 17-05- 2024 and had noted that he had made out a prima facie strong case for his enlargement on interim bail.
“Drug Addicts are added burden to law-abiding population”; Rajasthan High Court denies bail due to risk of re-offending
“Youth forms the basic unit of the society. The harmony of the society depends on its younger members. When the members of society become drug abusers then it disturbs the entire societal harmony.”
Delhi High Court grants bail to co-accused in murder case who purchased mobile and SIM card with a fake Aadhaar
The SIM card purchased by the co-accused after the alleged murder was used to misguide the investigation of the case and the family members of the deceased girl.
Madhya Pradesh High Court orders enquiry against Trial Court Judge for ‘blindly’ signing wrong order sheets written by clerk
The Court dismissed the bail application with the liberty to the applicant to renew his bail application after the co-accused surrenders.
Delhi High Court grants bail to 68-year-old rape accused
The Court refrained from commenting on the merits of the contentions of either party, as trial was pending in the matter.
Mumbai Court denies bail to woman who falsely represented as a Supreme Court lawyer and duped builders of huge amount of money
The Court stated that the accused had not only cheated the public at large but also attempted to disrespect the noble legal profession.
Read why Supreme Court granted bail to Ashish Mishra in Lakhimpur Kheri violence case
In Lakhimpur Kheri violence, four farmers, one journalist, the driver of one of the vehicles, and two others, were killed. Nearly ten farmers suffered major and minor injuries
MP High Court calls for action against Investigating Officer over dowry death investigation shortcomings; denies bail to accused
“It was imperative on the part of the Investigating Officer that investigation of an offence such as dowry-death maintains a high level of accuracy and candidness.”
‘Organ trafficking an organized crime; this was perhaps just tip of the iceberg’: Kerala HC denies bail to accused in organ trafficking case
“The Parliament, after considering a spate of reports highlighting the flourishing human organ trade in India and the consequential exploitation of the economically vulnerable segments of the society through organ removal, and illegal transplants, for prohibiting the unethical practice, enacted the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994”
Bombay HC grants bail to man arrested for fraud for having suffered incarceration beyond the maximum sentence period
The Court referred to Niranjan Singh v. Prabhakar Rajaram Kharote (1980) 2 SCC 559, wherein it was explained that no lexical dexterity nor precedential profusion is needed to come to the realistic conclusion that he who is under the control of the court or is in the physical hold of an officer with coercive power is in custody for the purpose of Section 439, CrPC.
‘Entitled to lead a life with all dignity in an environment that will be congenial’; Tripura HC grants bail in NDPS case to a man tested HIV positive
The Court opined that though the jail authorities had claimed that adequate treatment will be provided to the accused, but considering his condition, he deserves the benefit of granting bail.
Delhi HC grants bail to 21-year-old alleged Manjit Mahal Gang member, after 8 years of custody for doctor’s murder
“The Court said that even though the petitioner’s conduct in jail was ‘unsatisfactory’, he had already been punished for the offences committed in the prison and had already atoned for them.”
‘No one is above law, no one can be’; Rajasthan High Court cancels former MLA’s Bail due to post-release conduct & threats to witnesses
“Glorification of an accused is fundamentally detrimental to the interests of society and undermines the integrity of the justice dispensation system.”
Primary objective of POCSO Act is to protect minors from sexual exploitation, but it is being misused in consensual relationships between teenagers: Allahabad HC
“The well-known principle of “Presumption of Innocence Unless Proven Guilty,” gives rise to the concept of bail as a rule and imprisonment as an exception.”
‘Majority will become minority, if religious congregation where conversions are taking place are not stopped’; Allahabad HC denies bail to man accused of religious conversion
“It is against the Constitutional mandate of Article 25 of the Constitution which does not provide for religious conversion, it only provides freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion.“
Supreme Court Roundup June 2024| Stories on Delhi Water crisis; NEET UG 2024; Delhi Liquor Policy scam; Seven sub-rights of Right to Property; and more
This roundup revisits the analyses of Supreme Court’s judgments/orders on Delhi Water crisis; NEET UG 2024; Delhi Excise Liquor Policy; AOR exam; Manish Sisodia Bail; Seven sub-rights of Right to Property and more. It also covers top stories; Never reported Judgments; Cases Reported in SCC Weekly in June; Know thy Judges.