Supreme court refuses to grant bail to police official accused of custodial death

Supreme court refuses to grant bail to police official accused of custodial death

Apr 1, 2024

Recently, the Supreme Court declined the bail of the police official accused of custodial death and held that a stricter approach would be adopted in the cases of custodial torture involving police officials. The bench comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sanjay Kumar observed,

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“The unreasonably high amount of surety infringes the right to life and personal liberty of the accused”: Supreme Court

“The unreasonably high amount of surety infringes the right to life and personal liberty of the accused”: Supreme Court

Mar 18, 2024

Recently, the Supreme Court observed that surety at an unreasonably high amount effectively defeats the very purpose of the grant of bail and infringes the right to life and personal liberty of the accused protected by Article 21 of the Constitution. A bench

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Gauhati High Court grants bail to accused in 2019 Guwahati grenade blast case 

Gauhati High Court grants bail to accused in 2019 Guwahati grenade blast case 

Jan 16, 2024

The Gauhati High Court recently granted bail to one of the accused in the 2019 grenade blast incident near Guwahati Central Shopping Mall, on the grounds of insufficient evidence. A bench comprising Justice Michael Zothankhuma and Justice Malasri Nandi granted bail to the

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Supreme court adjourns DMK leader Senthil Balaji’s plea for bail until the next hearing

Supreme court adjourns DMK leader Senthil Balaji’s plea for bail until the next hearing

Nov 1, 2023

Supreme court recently adjourned the hearing of a bail plea filed by DMK leader Senthil Balaji, Tamil Nadu minister, made on the medical grounds. The SC bench comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi, was hearing the SLP challenging the Madras high

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Caste System Is A Deep Rooted menace: Allahabad High Court.

Caste System Is A Deep Rooted menace: Allahabad High Court.

Jan 24, 2022

In the case of Sanni Singh v. state of Uttar Pradesh, a single bench of Justice Rahul Chaturvedi recorded his deep concerns regarding the menace of the deep-rooted caste system in the society. A criminal appeal under section 14 A (2) of SC/ST.

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Traditionally, Women are unsecured, Deprived of Equal Rights, and Tyrants take undue advantage of them: Allahabad HC

Traditionally, Women are unsecured, Deprived of Equal Rights, and Tyrants take undue advantage of them: Allahabad HC

Jul 25, 2021

Allahabad High Court, with single bench of Justice Vikas Kunvar Srivastav, while hearing Bail Applications moved by Accused u/s 439 of CrPC, in the case related to Gang Rape of Minor girl during an online Court Conference stated that “the Undue advantage of

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