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.
The verdict came while granting bail to Jalaluddin Khan, booked under UAPA for renting out upper floor of his house to alleged members of banned organisation Popular Front of India.
In the court order, judge noted that Manoj Kathuria, arrested Monday, caused displacement of water at large scale with his speeding SUV & didn't heed warnings by passersby on the road.
The top court order came in a money-laundering case in which accused’s bail was stayed by Delhi HC a year ago; after multiple hearings, all judges recused themselves from the case.
Prosecution argued it was not given fair opportunity to present its side, and that the trial court’s order had taken 'irrelevant' aspects into consideration to grant bail to Delhi CM.
Arvind Kejriwal has asked SC to push his surrender date by 7 days. SC asks why he didn't file his plea earlier when a judge of bench which heard his case was holding court till Friday.
Delhi CM was released from Tihar Jail on 10 May after the Supreme Court granted him bail until 1 June, 50 days after he was jailed on corruption charges linked to the alleged liquor policy scam.
Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, almost every member of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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