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“Beyond the immediate family, such acts corrode social conscience, and strike at the hope of a society to be free from discrimination. If such practices are allowed to continue, it would send a message that human life has little value.”
“She was under trauma and a sense of shame that had precluded her from disclosing anything to her parents and the police, as evidenced from her statement that she did not want to be medically examined in presence of her parents or inform the police about it, while her parents were present.”
The audience may be influenced by the material posted by social medial influencers and thus even if the content is deleted after being posted, it would reach a large set of audience, leading to republishing of the same and sparking a debate, which eventually affects the victim.
“There were serious allegations of digital frauds where complex technological mechanisms were employed to defraud gullible victims.”
Allegedly, the accused persons had hired 30-40 masked men to criminally trespass Hotel Sarovar Portico, Vasant Kunj, due to ongoing dispute over the possession and ownership of the same.
“A balance has to be struck to protect individual liberty of accused and to secure an environment that is free from any fear in the hearts of victims of the alleged perpetrators. Although grant of bail is a discretionary exercise, the courts must be cautious to exercise the discretion judiciously.”
“If he will be allowed to go scot free, message will go in the society that anything can be stopped to be delivered by a Judge for if such type of hooliganism is made in the open Court.”
The accused had been denied anticipatory bail by orders of the High Court as well as the Supreme Court which had been overlooked by the Judicial Magistrate and the Sessions Court while entertaining applications for anticipatory bail.
The prosecution had raised a preliminary objection regarding the maintainability of the petition contending that the Section 14-A(2) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 puts an embargo on the High Court from hearing any anticipatory bail application.
“The allegations leveled by the Chief Court Officer against the Judge’s personal security officer are serious in nature and being a member of the disciplined force, he is also expected to behave in a responsible manner. Even otherwise, he was on security duty before this Court, and he should have acted in a more disciplined and careful manner.”
“This Court cannot remain oblivious to the fact that in a pluralistic society like ours, certain acts like cow slaughtering can have severe repercussions on public peace when they offend the deeply held beliefs of a significant population group”.
“Section 78 BNS punished a person who followed a woman and contacted her to foster personal interaction repeatedly despite a clear indication of disinterest by her or monitored her internet use, email or other form of electronic communication.”
“When the Parliament enacts more liberal provisions, the benefit thereof should be available to all persons who may be affected, regardless of when their cases originated.”
“No High Court or Trial Court shall pass any order granting regular bail or anticipatory bail based on an undertaking by the accused or their family members to deposit a particular amount. All such pleas shall be decided strictly on their own merits, in accordance with law.”
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“In a complaint case involving accusation of a non-bailable offence, anticipatory bail is not maintainable upon the issuance of a summons, as there is no apprehension of arrest by the police without warrant.”
The accused had hoisted a saffron flag on a Mosque, replacing the National Flag already in place with an intent to hurt religious feelings of the members of Muslim community.
“In case the administration within the State of Punjab fails to provide a safe environment to its citizens, the Court can suo motu step in and direct the State to take effective measures to create a congenial environment”
“The fundamental right to have access to courts of law is enabled largely through advocates. If advocates are attacked for drafting complaints, the rule of law will suffer.”
The complainant, being a well-educated woman, preparing for Ph.D. entrance, cannot be considered a gullible or uninformed individual, and her conscious refusal to undergo medical examination despite the nature of allegations, is a relevant factor in the investigation.