The Supreme Court has held that a High Court rejecting anticipatory bail cannot dictate regular bail conditions to the trial court, setting aside Orissa High Court directions in a Rayagada murder case.
Interim anticipatory bail has been granted to three people linked to the Janata Dal (Secular)’s media and social media operations, after a Bengaluru court observed that interim protection on stringent conditions would not hamper the probe into a sting video linking former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to a honey-trap controversy. Bengaluru: Noting that a co-accused […]
Does a long relationship, even an engagement, amount to consent? Not in the view of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, which has refused anticipatory bail to a man accused of assaulting his partner. Shimla: Refusing anticipatory bail to a man booked under Sections 64(1), 115(2) and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Himachal […]
Supreme Court Questions FIR registered over a social media post in Chhattisgarh and extends interim protection from coercive steps to the accused, Rupnarayan Ekka, till the next hearing on December 4. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday (October 26) questioned the registration of an FIR against Rupnarayan Ekka over a social media post, with […]
The Madras High Court denies anticipatory bail to former Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi in a corruption case over private school recognition. The allegations are untested and the court’s detailed order is awaited. Chennai: The Madras High Court on Monday, October 26, 2026, dismissed the anticipatory bail petition of DMK leader and […]
“Merely recording the submissions of the parties” is not enough: the Supreme Court has set aside three Patna High Court bail orders in a murder case in which video footage of the incident and the statements identifying the accused went unconsidered. New Delhi: Three Patna High Court bail orders in a 2024 murder case from […]
