The Supreme Court criticized the Delhi High Court for its lengthy anticipatory bail order, deeming it “disgusting” and likening it to a conviction, while adjudicating Aadar Khera’s bail plea in a fraud case.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday criticized the Delhi High Court for passing a 30-40 page long anticipatory bail order, calling it “disgusting.”
A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Kotiswar Singh made the remark while hearing a petition against the High Court’s decision.
“Whatever is happening in the Delhi High Court is disgusting,”
the apex court observed, expressing strong displeasure over the lengthy order on an anticipatory bail plea.
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The court compared the High Court’s decision to a conviction order, stating that the detailed reasoning given in the order seemed to suggest that the lower court had already found grounds for conviction.
The apex court was hearing a bail plea filed by medical professional Aadar Khera, who is accused in a fraud case. Khera had moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court’s 34-page order, dated February 6, which refused him relief.
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Senior advocate Siddharth Luthra appeared for Khera and argued that Khera’s father was the one running the firm involved in the case, while Khera and his mother were only associated with it.
He further stated that the High Court denied anticipatory bail to Khera by equating his role with that of his father, even though he had cooperated with the investigation.
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The Supreme Court’s sharp remarks on the High Court’s order have now drawn attention to the nature of anticipatory bail decisions and the reasoning applied by lower courts.
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