The papers an accused submitted to get his Aadhaar card must reach the Anti Terrorist Squad within two weeks, the Bombay High Court has told UIDAI. The Court also said that anyone who helps foreign nationals settle illegally must be thoroughly interrogated. The allegations are untested at trial. Mumbai: When a trial court direction failed […]
The Allahabad High Court has held that the arrest of an accused who is already in custody in another case is a fresh arrest, so the grounds of that arrest must be communicated to him under Article 22(1) of the Constitution and Section 48(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Lucknow: The Allahabad High […]
The High Court granted pre-arrest bail to Nitin Bode, an insurance agent accused of promoting armed struggle against the Modi government. Bode allegedly circulated an article on WhatsApp with the slogan “Jai Bharat, Jai Samvidhan, Jai Naxalvad.” Despite legal scrutiny, the court found no intention to disrupt peace and ordered Bode to surrender his phone and report to the police.
Today, On 18th July, The Supreme Court ruled that slow trial progress cannot be used to deny bail under the UAPA, despite a previous judgment. The Watali ruling should not be a blanket precedent for denial of bail to undertrial prisoners facing prolonged incarceration without foreseeable trial completion. The Court emphasized the right to a speedy trial and granted bail to a man accused under the UAPA, highlighting that statutory restrictions should not impede the granting of bail.