Undertrial Archives

“Bail is Rule and Jail is Exception”; Rajasthan High Court criticizes trial court for casual rejection of bail despite key evidence

“Every arrest is also a relief and a pain. It is a critical part of the justice system. All arrests have to be justified and be based on evidence and pave the way for justice.”

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Allahabad High Court| Instances of ‘undeserved want’ depicted in Section 12(e) of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 is not a fixed concept but an evolutionary exercise

Allahabad High Court: In a bail application filed by the applicant for committing offence under Section 302 of Penal Code,

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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

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Cancellation of Bail v. Rejection of Bail: Delhi HC explains when a Court can seize liberty of an accused undertrial

Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., while explaining the facets of cancellation of bail and rejection of an application for bail, made

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Sikk HC | Does dismissal of the writ petition in limine act as res judicata against the proceedings before the NHRC? Court answers in suicide case of undertrial

Sikkim High Court: Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, J., dismissed a writ petition filed by the State seeking a writ for setting aside the

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Del HC | ‘Not here to send any messages but to dispense justice’: HC while allowing bail to the man accused in Delhi riots

Delhi High Court: Anup Jairam Bhambhani, J., while addressing a bail application of a person alleged to have been involved in burning the