Delhi High Court registers suo motu petition on delay by Jail Superintendents in accepting bail bonds
“The delay at the instance of the Jail Superintendent in accepting Bail Bonds is not acceptable to the conscience of this Court.”
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[Parliament Security Breach] Delhi High Court dismisses Neelam Azad’s plea for release from police custody
“Apart from Neelam Azad, co-accused Sagar Sharma, Manoranjan D, Neelam Verma, Amol Shinde, Lalit Jha and Mahesh Kumawat are also in police custody.”
Never Reported Judgment| When in a 4:1 verdict, SC refused to release man detained under Preventive Detention Act; Justice M.C. Mahajan dissented [(1952) 1 SCC 769]
This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on the Preventive Detention Act, 1950.
Delhi High Court| Importation of gold is a ‘prohibited item’ under Customs Act; Redemption/release subject to discretion of Adjudicating Officer
Importation of gold is a prohibited item within the meaning of Section 2(33) of Customs Act, and that redemption in case of importation of gold that is brought into India illegally in the form of ‘smuggling' does not entitle the owner or importer for automatic release/redemption of such item.
P & H High Court denies bail to Punjab IAS Officer, Sanjay Popli in corruption case
A Huge number of valuables including gold and silver bricks were recovered at Sanjay Popli’s home during investigation. Thus, the Punjab and Haryana High Court found it unsafe to release him at this stage while investigation is still underway for another case pertaining to accumulation of disproportionate assets.
Family Courts are reluctant to release maintenance amount and unwantedly insist for release orders; Kerala High Court directs Family Courts to release the arrears of maintenance
Kerala High Court: In a case filed seeking the release of maintenance amount as in the instant set of facts
Rajiv Gandhi assassination: Here’s why Supreme Court set AG Perarivalan free after 32 years of incarceration
Supreme Court: In a big relief for A.G. Perarivalan, convicted for assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, the 3-judge bench of
[Excise Act] Chh HC | Confiscation order can only be challenged when it reaches its finality and the statute does not give any space to challenge any other order except the final one
Chhattisgarh High Court: Goutam Bhaduri, J., allowed the petition and directed the vehicle to be released on certain conditions. The brief facts
COVID-19| Ensure that prisoners released on parole are not left stranded due to lockdown: SC to Centre
Supreme Court: The bench of SA Bobde, CJ and L. Nageswara Rao, J has asked the Union of India to ensure that
J&K HC | Preventive detention: An invasion to personal liberty guaranteed under Art. 21 – therefore order must be passed after following procedural safeguards
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Rashid Ali Dar, J. set aside the detention order passed by respondent 2-District Magistrate, Baramulla and ordered
Guj HC | Authorities obliged to release vehicle seized for illegal mining, if alleged owner is ready to comply with the conditions
Gujarat High Court: A.Y. Kogje, J. passed an order of release of a vehicle involved in transporting mineral / illegal mining after
Application to annul sentence and release applicant from prison not granted where applicant alleged for rape: African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights: The application had been filed under Rule 19 of the Court Rules from Provision 17