Delhi High Court: Prosecutrix must be heard before grant of regular bail
Delhi High Court reiterated that the victim is entitled to participate at all stages of criminal proceedings, including the hearing of a regular bail application.
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Disclosures by co-accused cannot by itself justify continued custody; Parity and absence of specific role favour grant of bail: Himachal Pradesh HC
The Himachal Pradesh High Court granted bail, holding that a co-accused’s custodial disclosure is inadmissible against another accused, and that continued detention without a specific attributed role would amount to pre-trial punishment.
Investigation done, Survivor examined: Meghalaya HC grants bail to POCSO accused after a year in custody
Weighing a year in custody against the seriousness of the allegations, the Meghalaya High Court granted bail with strict conditions, including a complete prohibition on contact with the survivor.
Balaramapuram Child Murder: Kerala HC Grants Bail to Mother Accused Finding No Direct Evidence Linking Her with Crime
Addressing the grave allegations in the Balaramapuram child murder case, the Kerala High Court held that despite the brutal nature of the offence, the absence of direct evidence linking the mother to the act and her delayed implication warranted her release on bail.
‘Bail is Rule and Jail is Exception’: Surat Court Grants Bail to Seven Accused Eight Days After Arrest for Knife and Iron Rod Attack
Seven accused, arrested on 14 May 2026 for an alleged knife, wooden stick and iron rod attack on multiple victims, were granted bail by the Surat Court just eight days later, after observing that bail is the general rule under Indian criminal jurisprudence regardless of the seriousness of the offence alleged.
Licensed Pharmaceutical Stock Recovered, Section 42 Under Scrutiny, 44 Witnesses Cited, Trial Yet to Begin After 2 Years: Delhi HC Grants Bail in NDPS Case
The Court found that the present matter is not one where wholly illicit pharmaceutical drug had been recovered from a person lacking lawful authority to possess them.
Prolonged Custody Without Trial Violates Article 21: Orissa HC Releases Sushanta Dhalasamanta on Bail in 2004 Murder Case After a Decade of Incarceration
Court cites violation of speedy trial rights under Article 21, hostile witnesses, and prolonged delay in concluding prosecution evidence as reasons for granting bail
Rajasthan High Court grants bail to accused in POCSO case where victim allegedly eloped willingly
In the case at hand, it is evident from the Medical Ossification Report that the victim’s age is between 16-18 years.
Kerala HC grants conditional bail to Film Director in casting couch allegations as investigation already crossed crucial stage
“Prima facie case of ‘casting couch’ practices, which must be dealt with a heavy hand. Such offences, which exploited professional aspirations for sexual gratification, constituted a serious affront to the dignity of women.”
Denying bail solely because accused lacks permanent residence is miscarriage of justice: Punjab and Haryana High Court
‘In our country, there are hermits and sages who do not have permanent homes or residences and stay in ashrams, and even those people can be and have been arraigned as accused.’
MP High Court grants bail to Government Model College Guest Faculty accused of circulating alleged WhatsApp posts to hurt religious sentiments of other community
“…simply on the ground of forwarding messages, video which may hurt the religious sentiment of community, a person cannot be indefinitely kept in jail.”
‘Bail in NDPS case on ground of undue delay in trial, unfettered by rigours of S. 37’; Punjab and Haryana HC grants bail to accused of selling narcotics pills
“The right to life and personal liberty cannot be rendered nugatory by unwarranted delays in the judicial process, particularly where such delay(s) is neither attributable to the accused nor justified by the prosecution with cogent reasons. An individual cannot be kept behind bars for an inordinate period of time by taking refuge in the rigours of Section 37.”