Delhi High Court sets aside transit remand order; Directs adjudication of application u/S 437 CrPC
Delhi High Court noted that the Duty Magistrate has the power to decide the application under Section 437 CrPC
Bail Application
Delhi High Courts rejects bail plea of a teacher accused of raping student
During a certain phase when the alleged forceful sexual intercourse was committed, the student was a minor.
Police should verify pendency of bail application for interim orders before arresting a person: Kerala High Court
Kerala High Court found the instant bail application to be infructuous, since it was filed under Section 438 of CrPC, and the petitioner was already arrested.
Even slightest penetration of male organ into female parts amounts to rape; Allahabad High Court reiterates
Allahabad High Court said that any statement of a rape victim is an extremely humiliating experience for a woman, and until she is a victim of sex crime, she would not blame anyone but the real culprit.
Magisterial custody cannot be challenged by a writ of Habeas Corpus: Manipur High Court
The Manipur High Court held that where a person is taken into custody by an order of Magistrate, then such order cannot be challenged by Writ of Habeas Corpus as the detention cannot be termed as illegal.
Punjab and Haryana High Court grants bail to Punjab ex-MLA Simarjit Singh Bains in rape case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court commented that victim's silence for such a long time would dent her credibility, and such a dent would not justify any further pre-trial incarceration. Thus, the Court allowed bail application, subject to certain conditions.
Supreme Court sets aside history sheeter’s bail in an air firing and deadly assault case resulting in one death
The Supreme Court stated that the Allahabad High Court erred in granting bail to the respondent, keeping in view the nature and gravity of the offence, the relationship between the parties and the prima facie evidence on record with reference to common intention as well as antecedents of the respondent.
Confessional statements should lead to discovery of ‘fact’; Delhi High Court grants bail to the accused under the NDPS Act
None of the statements of the applicant led to any discovery of a ‘fact' in terms of Section 27 of the IEA.
Supreme Court grants bail to accused of transporting illegal ‘raw unmanufactured Tobacco’
The petitioner had undergone incarceration for more than 4 months and completion of trial would take some time, thus, the Court enlarged him on bail
Kerala High Court | Bail can be sought under POCSO Act, when offence has been alleged under POCSO Act as well as SC/ST Act
Kerala High Court: In a conflict between the manner and forum for filing an application for bail when offences under
Allahabad High Court grants bail to accused in a POCSO case, as prosecutrix has delivered his child and was willing to marry him
Allahabad High Court: In a bail application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) filed by the
Cancellation of bail without issuing notice to the applicants and without affording them a reasonable and sufficient opportunity of hearing is patently illegal; Allahabad High Court reiterates
Allahabad High Court: In a bail application filed by the applicants for quashing the proceedings and setting aside the bail
No need to attach copies of judgments with pleadings; Delhi High Court requests drafting counsels to adhere to basic principles of pleading
Delhi High Court: In an application filed by Aakash Choudhary (‘petitioner’) seeking anticipatory bail, as FIR was registered against him
‘India needs a Bail Act’: Supreme Court asks Centre to consider the suggestion; lays down guidelines for disposal of Bail Application
“Criminal courts in general with the trial court in particular are the guardian angels of liberty. Liberty, as embedded in the Code,
Lack of enthusiasm of ACB, ADGP not relevant for deciding bail application of accused; SC stays Karnataka HC order against ADGP Seemant Kumar Singh
Supreme Court: In a bail application, after the single judge Bench of Karnataka High Court criticised the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and the
Bail applications of co-accused arising from the self-same FIR shall be listed before the same court to avoid disparity: Supreme Court
Supreme Court: With a view to bringing reform in practices relating to disposal of bail applications arising from the same case, the
P&H HC | Suppression of a ‘material fact’ of non-disclosure of pendency of bail application considered, subservient to the right of liberty granted to the petitioners; Guidelines issued
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Three petitions are clubbed together where the petitioners intended to withdraw their bail applications as bail was
Utt HC | Right to freedom, as granted under the Constitution is not an absolute right; Court rejects bail in Hate Speech matter
Uttaranchal High Court: Ravindra Maithani, J., rejected a bail application which was filed by the applicant who was in judicial custody under
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Raj HC | Is Juvenile Justice Act totally foreign to the concept of “right of hearing” given to the complainant/CICL in bail applications? Court examines
Rajasthan High Court: Sandeep Mehta, J., allowed the revision application, granted bail and set aside the impugned orders. The facts of the