Swati Maliwal Assault Case| Supreme Court grants bail to Arvind Kejriwal’s PA Bibhav Kumar
Bibhav was accused of slapping and abusing Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal.
Section 439 CrPC
‘Organ trafficking an organized crime; this was perhaps just tip of the iceberg’: Kerala HC denies bail to accused in organ trafficking case
“The Parliament, after considering a spate of reports highlighting the flourishing human organ trade in India and the consequential exploitation of the economically vulnerable segments of the society through organ removal, and illegal transplants, for prohibiting the unethical practice, enacted the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994”
Bombay HC grants bail to man arrested for fraud for having suffered incarceration beyond the maximum sentence period
The Court referred to Niranjan Singh v. Prabhakar Rajaram Kharote (1980) 2 SCC 559, wherein it was explained that no lexical dexterity nor precedential profusion is needed to come to the realistic conclusion that he who is under the control of the court or is in the physical hold of an officer with coercive power is in custody for the purpose of Section 439, CrPC.
Prior sanction for prosecuting a public servant can be taken even at the time of conclusion of trial; Gujarat HC rejects bail of retired IAS officer
“In the recent times, there was an increase in socio economic offences in the country. These are the offences which are solely committed for personal gains. These crimes are affecting every part of the country’s economic structure and wrecking the people’s faith in the system.”
Allahabad High Court| Anticipatory bail is a statutory right not a Constitutional right; Successive anticipatory bail application not maintainable
Allahabad high Court: In a second anticipatory bail application for offences under Sections 363, 366, 376 of the Penal Code,
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
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
Delhi Court grants bail to ALT News Co-founder Mohammed Zubair for an alleged objectionable tweet made in 2018
Patiala House Court, Delhi: Devender Kumar Jangala, J. granted bail to Alt News Co-founder for tweeting the image of a scene in
Kar HC | Bail order not containing cogent reasons liable to be set aside for non-application of mind
Karnataka High Court: H.P. Sandesh J. allowed the petition and set aside the bail granted by the Trial Court on the file
Del HC | Does a provision after being declared unconstitutional, gets repealed or wiped out from statute book? HC answers
Delhi High Court: Yogesh Khanna, J., remarked that, Once the Parliament steps in and cures the defect pointed out by a Constitutional
HP HC | Can bail be granted in cases where an accused is a foreign national and cannot furnish local surety in terms of S. 439 Cr PC? HC explains
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara, J., granted bail and held that the law under Section 439 CrPC is very clear and
Ori HC | An economic offence is committed with cool calculation and deliberate design with an eye on personal profit regardless of the consequence to the Community; Bail rejected
Orissa High Court: S. K. Sahoo, J. rejected bail being devoid of merits. The facts of the case are such that one
[Human Trafficking] HP HC | A woman accused cannot claim her entitlement for bail only for her womanhood, but discretion has been given to Court; Bail granted
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Vivek Singh Thakur, J., granted regular bail on grounds that she is a mother of an infant child
MP HC | Delay in lodging of FIR is no ground to discard the prosecution’s case in its entirety, medical corroboration not an absolute necessity in cases of gang rape
Madhya Pradesh High Court: Akhil Kumar Srivastava, J., dismissed the appeal under Section 14-A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention
MP HC | Scope and extent of bail conditions under S. 437(3) CrPC are wide enough to include reformative measures like community service, but ought not be onerous and excessive in nature; HC decides scope and application of Bail under POCSO and SC/ST Act
Madhya Pradesh High Court: Anand Pathak, J., while deciding an application against cancellation of bail said: in cases where “any bail application
AP HC | Under what conditions can ban for granting bail continue for an offence under NDPS Act? HC reiterates SC’s position in light of S. 37 NDPS Act
Andhra Pradesh High Court: M. Satyanarayana Murthy, J., addressed a petition while reiterating the Supreme Court’s position in regard to Section 37 of
Ker HC | Is a woman entitled to bail under S. 437(1) CrPC for being a woman? HC explains case of woman accused for murder of minor with cyanide poisoning
Kerala High Court: P.V. Kunhikrishnan, J., dismissed a bail application of a woman who was involved in six murder cases. Petitioner was accused
HP HC | Gravity of offence alone is no parameter for rejection of bail under S. 439 CrPC; Object and test for grant of bail restated
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Sandeep Sharma , J., allowed the bail petition stating that object of the bail is to secure the attendance
COVID-19 | Gau HC | Proceedings pertaining to bail application of Akhil Gogoi took place in Virtual Court; Accused of waging war against State — Released on no actionable evidence being found
Gauhati High Court: Ajai Lamba, CJ. while considering a bail application of Akhil Gogoi who was in custody on the allegations of conspiring
HP HC | Regular bail under S. 439 CrPC granted considering young age of offender and first-time offence
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara, J. granted regular bail to the petitioner who is facing charges levelled against him under Sections