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Topic: bail plea

‘They fled the country’: Behind Goa court’s dismissal of nightclub owners’ bail plea

Court noted the businessmen brothers chose to travel to Phuket rather than come to Goa’s Arpora when news broke of the fire at their club that ultimately claimed 25 lives last December.

SC expresses ‘pain’ at trend of benches overturning own verdicts, says it undermines court’s authority

Top court said revering past judgments defeats Article 141 of Constitution, which says that a Supreme Court verdict is 'law of the land', meaning a bench’s pronouncement is final.

Rejecting bail plea in forgery case, why Delhi HC slammed district court judges for ‘insubordination’

The court came down heavily on two district court judges who granted interim protection to the accused despite the Supreme Court rejecting his anticipatory bail application. 

Chanting ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ to sharing Google Maps location, bizarre bail conditions struck down by SC

In the past, the Supreme Court has struck down bail conditions on grounds of arbitrariness, lack of fairness, & violation of the accused’s fundamental rights, among others.

What SC said as it ruled that HC’s bail to Kashmiri journalist Shah Fahad can’t be treated as precedent

HC of J&K and Ladakh last year granted bail to journalist Peerzada Shah Fahad, holding that probe agency has to justify arrest based on doctrine of ‘clear and present danger’.

Umar Khalid’s bail plea back before Delhi HC after 12 adjournments in SC. A look at case’s trajectory

Along with Sharjeel Imam’s, Khalid’s bail plea is to be heard in HC on 25 November by justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur. His petition has been rejected in court earlier.

‘No reasonable cause’ — SC registry refuses to list Kejriwal’s plea for interim bail extension

When the Delhi CM’s application was heard Tuesday, judges had said the appropriate authority to decide his request would be the Chief Justice of India.

‘No impact of delayed FIR, injuries apparent’ — why a Delhi court rejected Bibhav Kumar’s bail plea

Kumar is accused of assaulting AAP MP Swati Maliwal. Judge also said influencing witnesses & tampering with evidence cannot be ruled out considering the 'nascent' stage of investigation.

PMLA conditions not a ‘fetter’ preventing courts from granting bail, says SC

SC observation came on bail plea filed by Prem Prakash, in jail for 18 months in illegal mining case. SC termed it a ‘clear case of bail’ despite strict bail conditions under PMLA.

Bail no longer the ‘exception’ in UAPA cases, says SC — ‘delay in trial no grounds in grave offences’

SC's decision came on an appeal filed by Gurwinder Singh, alleged to be part of proscribed terrorist group that included Canada-based Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.

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The 3 M’s Of Hinduphobia: Mill, Macaulay and Marx

Indians tend to fuss more about the damage done to the Indian psyche by Thomas B Macaulay’s infamous Minute of 1835, but he was preceded in this unholy endeavour by James Mill.

Indian bonds under pressure as RBI forex curbs raise rate hike risk

The RBI’s crackdown on bearish rupee positions may be followed by additional measures, including tighter limits on banks’ positions and further curbs in the offshore currency market, according to Barclays.

More ‘hits’ than Rheinmetall ever—Ukraine drone manufacturer claps back at CEO’s ‘housewives’ remark

Oleksandr Yakovenko, founder of Ukrainian drone maker TAF Industries, further went on to highlight the growing 'irrelevance' of European defence platforms.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.