Supreme Court Upholds Bail as Norm, Even in UAPA Cases

Supreme Court Upholds Bail as Norm, Even in UAPA Cases

Aug 13, 2024

The Supreme Court, in a recent judgment, has reaffirmed the innate principle that the ‘right to be let off on bail’ is much more cherished than the ‘right to remain in custody’ especially under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). The Court recently

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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: UAPA provision that makes belonging to a prohibited organisation illegal is not obscure and has no limiting impact.

Supreme Court: UAPA provision that makes belonging to a prohibited organisation illegal is not obscure and has no limiting impact.

Mar 27, 2023

Issue –The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of 1967’s Section 10(a)(i), which deems belonging to an illegal organisation a crime, is still in effect, and the Supreme Court determined that it is not unclear or arbitrary. Facts of the case – The Court also

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Further incarceration will ring the death knell for him: Varavara Rao moves Supreme Court seeking bail in Bhima Koregaon case.

Further incarceration will ring the death knell for him: Varavara Rao moves Supreme Court seeking bail in Bhima Koregaon case.

Jun 30, 2022

Written By- Pretika Tiwari Dr P Varavara Rao vs National Investigation Agency & Ors. The Telugu poet and Bhima Koregaon Elgar Parishad accused P Varavara Rao had filed a petition before the court against the impugned order of the Bombay High Court. Through

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Bail Application should balance between social interest and personal liberty of the accused: Special NIA Court Mumbai

Bail Application should balance between social interest and personal liberty of the accused: Special NIA Court Mumbai

Jul 17, 2021

It was alleged that Teltumbde was a closely related and an active member of the banned CPI (Moist) Group. Further NIA has accused that Teltumbde was present at the conference of 31 December 2017 which led to caste-based violence at Bhima Koregaon. Thus,

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