Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday granted interim bail for six weeks to jailed actor Darshan Thoogudeep Srinivas, accused in the Renuka Swamy...
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.
Reasons listed by legal aid body include ‘unintended lapses’, detention of mentally ill undertrials despite safeguards, limited use of liberal bail provisions for women & the infirm.
Noor Jehan, mother of inmate Athar Khan, said his case was brought to court 62 times without a hearing. Yet, when the Supreme Court states that 'bail is the rule' she has hope.
Delhi CM walked out of jail Friday after his bail in the CBI corruption case. He already got the bail in the ED’s money laundering case in the alleged scam.
The top court bench was hearing an appeal filed by Prem Prakash, an alleged aide of Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, who has now been granted bail in a money laundering case.
Uttarakhand HC granted the default bail noting that no 'substantive progress' had been made in 90 days of investigation while the accused languished in judicial custody.
The top court noted Kavitha's trial would take a long time as there were 493 witnesses; prosecutors also relied on co-accused, who had been made approver.
Section 43D(5) of the Act lays down stringent provisions for grant of bail, but there has been a gradual shift in giving bail to UAPA accused over past few years.
Reinforcing earlier SC judgments acknowledging personal liberty as supreme, the court issued the diktat in a bail order releasing a Bihar man accused of having PFI links.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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