[FibreNet Case] Chandrababu Naidu Anticipatory Bail: SC adjourns hearing; interim protection extended till Dec 12
Supreme Court also mentioned that the decision for quashing FIR in Rs 371 Crore Skill Development Case was likely to be delivered soon.
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High Courts or Sessions Courts can grant transit anticipatory bail in FIRs registered outside their jurisdiction, subject to conditions: SC
Since anticipatory bail as well as transit anticipatory bail are intrinsically linked to personal liberty under Article 21 of Constitution, it would be necessary to give a constitutional imprimatur to the evolving provision of transit anticipatory bail.
[Illegal Coal Levy Scam] ‘Actively participated in extortion racket, managed illegal cash’: Chhattisgarh HC denies anticipatory bail to alleged mastermind’s brother
“It is revealed during the investigation by Enforcement Directorate that the applicant is the brother and a close associate of the mastermind behind the present illegal coal levy scam and, is having strong links with politicians and businessmen in Chhattisgarh.”
[Forum Shopping] Filing anticipatory bail application, while a regular bail application is pending, is misuse of Court’s process: Allahabad HC
Allahabad High Court said that the applicant is used to filing multiple applications and petitions at various forums including the High Court. These acts are a classic example of forum shopping, and it cannot be permitted to keep on going so eternally.
Armed with iron rod but gave leg and fist blows; Punjab and Haryana High Court grants pre-arrest bail in a murder case
Punjab and Haryana High Court noted ASI’s submission regarding absence of complaint against the petitioner regarding threatening the witnesses, as against the contentions.
Second bail application concealing facts leads Punjab and Haryana HC to impose 1 lakh cost on lawyer
“Exemplary costs need to be imposed so that no one could dare to take the Courts for a ride.”
Justice Vipin Sanghi, 12th Chief Justice of Uttaranchal High Court, retires
Justice Vipin Sanghi, a third-generation lawyer, with a legal career spanning over 3 decades, retires on 26-10-2023 after an extensive tenure of 17 years as a Judge, which also includes his tenure as the 12th Chief Justice of Uttaranchal High Court.
HIGH COURT OCTOBER 2023 WEEKLY ROUNDUP| Stories on TIPS Copyright Battle; Asian Games 2023; Theos v. Theobroma trade mark battle; and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
Madras HC directs students to clean classrooms, write articles on Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Abdul Kalam, former CM Kamaraj as conditions for anticipatory bail
“School is situs for transformation of personality traits and for reformation via love and discipline. Education is a platform for acquisition of knowledge, as knowledge is power”
‘Unlikely to be implicated in multiple FIRs at whims and fancies of Investigating Agency’: Punjab and Haryana HC refuses bail in NDPS matter
Deciding for similar facts, the Supreme Court had granted anticipatory bail, as cited by Punjab and Haryana High Court in the instant matter.
2023 SCC Vol. 8 Part 2
Applicability of judgment in N.N. Global Mercantile (P) Ltd. v. Indo Unique Flame Ltd., (2023) 7 SCC 1: In this article the
‘A woman cannot be forced to marry a person due to prior intimacy’: Punjab and Haryana High Court grants anticipatory bail
Punjab and Haryana High Court pointed out that from the suicide note, it could not be said that the petitioner ever came in contact with the complainant’s son after the day of settlement between the two families.
2023 SCC Vol. 7 Part 4
Constitution of India — Arts. 14, 15 and 16 — Reservation — Sub-classification: T.N. Special Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions including
‘Courts cannot be used as marriage facilitators’; Delhi High Court denies anticipatory bail to man accused of raping woman on pretext of marriage
“The Courts cannot be used as a forum for pressurizing the accused to get married to the victim or be denied bail, or by the accused for obtaining bail by asking the complainant to appear before the Court and state that he was ready to get married to her.”
Accused cannot seek anticipatory bail without successfully assailing order declaring him a proclaimed offender: Supreme Court
There was a declaration of the accused as a proclaimed offender, and such declaration was subsisting on the date of the impugned order, thus, the Supreme Court disagreed with the High Court that the accused was entitled to ‘reform and course correct’.
Supreme Court directs HCs and DGPs of all States to ensure Arnesh Kumar guidelines are issued to lower courts and police authorities to prevent unnecessary arrests
Supreme Court opined that the Jharkhand High Court fell into error in adopting such a casual approach and set aside the impugned order. Thus, granted bail to the husband.
Delay of nine months in lodging of FIR by wife; Delhi High Court grants anticipatory bail to husband accused of rape, sexual harassment, cruelty
“During the said period of trial, there is no occasion for the applicant to keep him languishing behind the bars, as it would serve no purpose especially in view of the aforesaid and as it is a trite law that no person is presumed guilty until proven otherwise.”
Police SI Recruitment Exam| “No leniency with bail petitions of cyber-thugs”: Punjab and Haryana High Court
“If this scam had not come to light, so many corrupt and unethical people would have got appointed to the sensitive post of Sub Inspector by giving money.”
SIT to investigate Rs. 50 Crore Gurugram Land scam; Supreme Court sets aside Punjab & Haryana HC’s anticipatory bail order
“Offences of forging documents for transferring ownership of land worth crores are grave in nature. Hence, while it is extremely important to protect the personal liberty of a person, it is equally incumbent to analyse the seriousness of the offence and determine if there is a need for custodial interrogation.”
Mass religious Conversion Case: Supreme Court extends stay on arrest of SHUATS VC and Director till further orders
Supreme Court extended the time to file the counter affidavit to four weeks.