The Allahabad High Court dismissed murder accused Mevalal Prajapati’s bail plea while strongly criticising rising criminal case pendency in Uttar Pradesh district courts, holding the State government and police authorities largely responsible for prolonged judicial delays in criminal proceedings.
The Supreme Court of India refused bail to a student accused in the Noida workers’ protest violence case, directing him to approach the Allahabad High Court first while questioning maintainability of petitions filed directly under Article 32.
Delhi High Court denied bail to Leena Paulose in MCOCA extortion case linked to Sukesh Chandrasekhar, but granted relief in ED money laundering matter, as Prateek Jalan ruled separately.
Today, On 4th May, The Supreme Court criticised its Registry, calling its conduct nasty and saying officials behave as if they are super Chief Justice of India. CJI remarked, “Very nasty registry… each one here considers themselves super Chief Justice of India.”
Today, On 15th April, The Supreme Court of India stayed the Telangana High Court order granting transit anticipatory bail to Pawan Khera, observing he relied on a forged document to invoke jurisdiction. The Bench said, “We are surprised [by the High Court’s order],”.
The Delhi High Court has ruled that ending a romantic relationship cannot be treated as instigation to commit suicide. The Court clarified that a breakup alone does not fulfil the legal requirements to constitute the offense of abetment of suicide.
The Supreme Court directed the Delhi High Court to decide Leena Paulose’s bail plea within three weeks in the Rs 200 crore extortion case, after her counsel informed Justices MM Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh that it had remained pending over a year.
Today, On 20th February, The Delhi High Court sought a response from the Delhi Police on the bail application filed by Olympian Sushil Kumar in the murder case of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar.
The Supreme Court of India remarked during a bail hearing that Vanuatu was not a country, questioning accused’s origin as Siddhartha Dave cited client’s nationality. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and NV Anjaria examined IPC charges carefully.
The Delhi High Court held that a bail application cannot be rejected merely because it is lengthy or voluminous. It emphasised that even if such an application runs into several hundred pages, its size alone cannot justify dismissal.
