Right to Personal Liberty Archives

Rajasthan High Court permits accused to travel abroad to attend daughter’s engagement ceremony; upholds Right to personal liberty

“Virtual presence cannot substitute the physical presence of a father at his daughter’s engagement, which is a once-in-a-lifetime event for both father and daughter.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Preventive detention is justified only when an individual’s actions have potential to affect Public Order: Telangana High Court

There is a distinction between “Law and Order” and “Public Order”, i.e., offences that target specific individuals fall under the category of “Law and Order” and it is only when the criminal activities of an individual adversely affect the public at large that their conduct is deemed to disturb “Public Order”.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Pendency of a criminal case cannot be a ground to refuse renewal of passport’; Telangana HC directs renewal for a period of ten years

Respondent 2’s act is contrary to the procedure laid down under the Passports Act, 1967 and the principle laid down by the Supreme Court in Vangala Kasturi Rangacharyulu v. CBI, 2021 SCC OnLine SC 3549.

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[Transit anticipatory bail] High Courts, Sessions Courts can grant pre-arrest bail, even if FIR is registered in different State: Supreme Court

Supreme Court warned against forum shopping and clarified that accused cannot travel to any other State, solely for filing bail pleas without clear reasons.

Case Briefs High Courts

Incarcerated for 8 years for an offence punishable with minimum 10 years imprisonment: Violation of Right to Personal Liberty and Right to Speedy Trial? Del HC answers

Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., remarked that, “…achievement of universal equality before the law requires the tenets of personal liberty to