Allahabad High Court refuses bail to Maulvi accused of forcibly changing religion of mentally unsound minor
Allahabad High Court took note of the fact that the Maulvi is in jail only since February 2024
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Bombay High Court grants one-week temporary bail to life convict to appear for law entrance exam
The Bombay High Court noted that the applicant was in jail for the last nine years and during trial he was on bail for some period, and he did not misuse the liberty granted to him.
‘Prisoners also have right to adequate and required healthcare’; Himachal Pradesh HC grants bail to HIV+ prisoner after jail authorities failed to provide required medical treatment
“Failure on the part of a government hospital to provide the timely medical treatment to a person in need of such treatment results violation of his right to life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution, as has been done in the instant case.”
[Pune Porsche Accident Case] Juvenile Justice Board Cancels Bail for Minor; Remands Minor to Children Observation Centre
The minor was charged with various sections of the Penal Code, 1860 including Section 279, 304-A, 337 and certain other provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
Supreme Court grants bail to a police officer accused of killing wife within 11 months of marriage
Justice PK Mishra orally remarked that “just because he is a police officer, does not mean he cannot be granted bail. We have to see it through the circumstances. Chargesheet is filed already. You don’t need him”.
[Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case] Supreme Court lifts stay on Bombay HC order granting bail to activist Gautam Navlakha
Gautam Navlakha is a human rights activist and the former Secretary of the People’s Union for Democratic Rights and was arrested in August 2018.
PMLA Court refuses to grant bail to former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren in land scam case
Hemant Soren was arrested by the ED on January 31 under the allegation that he illegally acquired an 8.86 acre of land in Ranchi with the help of State Government officials and others.
J&K and Ladakh HC grants bail to relatives accused of gang rape; Takes note of woman’s tendency to improvise allegations involving her in-laws in heinous offences
The Court noted that the 2nd Respondent did not mention the allegations of gang rape in her written complaint before the Police, however while recording her statement under S. 164, CrPC, she levelled allegations of gang rape on the petitioners for the first time.
Non-production of the accused before Trial Court on 70 occasions; Bombay HC grants bail; Flags procedural failure by prosecution
Even though the applicant in the instant case was accused of serious crimes, the Court granted bail stating that an accused must be granted bail if their trial was not effectively progressing and protracted for no fault of theirs.
Mob lynching of rape accused| ‘People not allowed to take law in their hands’; Rajasthan High Court denies bail
“Mob-lynching practice is not acceptable in civilized society at any cost. We are not living in a barbarian society.”
‘Cryptocurrency not ‘money’ under PCMCS Act’; Orissa High Court grants bail in cryptocurrency ponzi scheme case
“Mere dealing in cryptocurrency cannot be treated as illegal.
Read why Allahabad High Court denied bail to MLA Abbas Ansari
“If such influence whether for monetary reason or under threat or coercion, if can be exercised over police and prison authorities so effectively who are basically enforcers of law then it can be well imagined how Abbas Ansari can effectively garner power to influence any witness or to persuade him to change his stand and this aspect if seen in light of the fact that the evidence is yet to commence”
Bombay HC falls short of words to describe “mental, psychological and physical state of the victim” while rejecting bail for sexually abusing child for 9 years
Due to the horrendous nature of crime committed by the applicant, the victim, a 17-year-old child, turned into a nymphomaniac.
[2008 Delhi Serial Bomb Blasts] Delhi HC dismisses plea of three members of “Indian Mujahideen” group against the order denying them bail
Appellant along with other associates, is alleged to have hatched conspiracy of serial blasts in Delhi, resulting in explosions causing killing of 26 people and injury to 135 people.
Supreme Court grants bail to POCSO accused languishing in jail from past 4 years
Supreme Court viewed that the accused is entitled to be enlarged on bail pending trial, especially when no antecedents of the accused have been brought on record.
‘Issue pending before the Supreme Court’; Delhi HC dismisses PIL seeking issuance of guidelines for release of undertrial prisoners on bail
The Supreme Court has issued directions to each State Government to set up a designated Committee, which has its focus on taking steps for setting up new jails, expanding the existing facilities in the jails, and providing facilities to the inmates using technology.
Supreme Court grants bail to accused imprisoned for attempt to murder for past 6 months
Supreme Court directed that the accused be released on bail on such terms and conditions as may be imposed by the Trial Court in connection with FIR.
[Belagavi Stripping Incident] | Karnataka HC directs speedy completion of trial within 1 year; Grants conditional bail to 11 accused persons
On 15-04-2024, 2 Benches of the High Court passed the respective orders in the Belagavi disrobing incident of December 2023 which shook the conscience of the Court and Nation at large.
[Delhi Riots] ‘Aspects related to riot-like violence, burning of Delhi openly discussed in meetings’; Delhi High Court denies bail to Salim Malik
In the meetings dated 20-2-2020 and 21-2-2020 at Chand Bagh and again on 22-2-2020 and 23-2-2020, there were talks of finances, arranging arms, procuring of petrol bombs for killing of people and arsoning of property and destruction of CCTV installed in the area.
Supreme Court restores YouTuber Sattai Duraimurugan’s bail in 2021 derogatory speech against Chief Minister MK Stalin case
In 2021 Madras High Court granted bail to Sattai. Later, a Division Bench of High Court cancelled the bail. However, in 2022, the Supreme Court granted interim bail to him, and he has been out on bail since then.