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“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.
The Court called out the disturbing trend of extending undue benefit of deliberate procedural lapses at the initial stage of a crime.
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“When attempts are made to compel the parties to yield to their demands in a matrimonial dispute, recourse to criminal proceedings would defeat the interest of justice, especially if custodial interrogation is permitted. Hence, I am satisfied that this is a fit case where accused ought to be granted pre-arrest bail.”
“It is apparent that the act is deliberate and malicious intended to outrage religious feelings of the complainant and the public at large by insulting its religion, which is prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony in the society.”
Jagan Moorthy’s application for anticipatory bail was rejected by the Madras High Court on 27-06-2025, on the ground that there was prima facie material indicating his involvement in the alleged offence.
The Court held that the offence of illegal mining in rivers needed to be taken seriously despite less punishment prescribed under law.
“These are the cases where personal liberty of the citizen is at stake. The Magistrate should very well be sensitized in these types of issues, especially about the judgments which relate and deal with personal liberty.”
It had been alleged that the while serving as Principal District Judge, the petitioner had misappropriated Rs 14,35,000 which was allegedly deposited as bail surety.
In the present case, the crime pertains to a scam, wherein vehicles from other states and/or the vehicles which could not have been registered, were registered in the State of Maharashtra by creating false documents with the involvement of government officials.
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The applicant’s role, who was at the stage of 30 weeks’ of pregnancy, is of assaulting the deceased with fists and chappal.
“The scale of this deceit is symptomatic of systemic abuse, where absence is weaponised and legal safeguards are routinely undermined. These offences not only impact the personal and financial security of the victims but also have cascading effects on public trust in the real estate ecosystem, and ultimately, the economic stability of the State.”