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    Major Bail Ruling| One Coordinate Bench of High Court Can Revoke Bail Granted By Another Coordinate Bench If Facts Were Concealed: Supreme Court
    Major Bail Ruling| One Coordinate Bench of High Court Can Revoke Bail Granted By Another Coordinate Bench If Facts Were Concealed: Supreme Court
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    Major Bail Ruling| One Coordinate Bench of High Court Can Revoke Bail Granted By Another Coordinate Bench If Facts Were Concealed: Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court held that a coordinate bench of a High Court may revoke bail granted by another coordinate bench if it is shown that the accused secured bail by concealing or misrepresenting material facts. The ruling came in a case involving offences under the NDPS Act.

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    "Name of Accused Missing in Inquest Is No Ground for Bail": Supreme Court’s Key Observation
    "Name of Accused Missing in Inquest Is No Ground for Bail": Supreme Court’s Key Observation
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    “Name of Accused Missing in Inquest Is No Ground for Bail”: Supreme Court’s Key Observation

    The Supreme Court of India held that absence of an accused’s name in inquest proceedings alone cannot justify bail if investigation materials prima facie indicate involvement, while setting aside an Allahabad High Court order granting bail in a murder case.

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    Bail Is the Rule and Jail Is the Exception Even Under UAPA: Supreme Court Raises Concerns Over Earlier Umar Khalid Bail Judgement
    Bail Is the Rule and Jail Is the Exception Even Under UAPA: Supreme Court Raises Concerns Over Earlier Umar Khalid Bail Judgement
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    Bail Is the Rule and Jail Is the Exception Even Under UAPA: Supreme Court Raises Concerns Over Earlier Umar Khalid Bail Judgement

    The Supreme Court of India reiterated that bail, not prolonged detention, should remain the norm even under the UAPA, while granting relief to Syed Iftikhar Andrabi and expressing reservations over denial of bail to Umar Khalid.

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    Courts Cannot Compel Accused to Surrender While Rejecting Anticipatory Bail: Supreme Court Clarifies Limits of Judicial Powers 
    Courts Cannot Compel Accused to Surrender While Rejecting Anticipatory Bail: Supreme Court Clarifies Limits of Judicial Powers 
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    Courts Cannot Compel Accused to Surrender While Rejecting Anticipatory Bail: Supreme Court Clarifies Limits of Judicial Powers 

    Supreme Court of India held courts cannot direct accused to surrender while rejecting anticipatory bail. Bench of J. B. Pardiwala and Ujjal Bhuyan clarified limits of judicial power in bail matters.

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    Supreme Court Refuses to Cancel Bail in Vadodara Crash Case, Says Drug Use Alone Not Enough
    Supreme Court Refuses to Cancel Bail in Vadodara Crash Case, Says Drug Use Alone Not Enough
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    Supreme Court Refuses to Cancel Bail in Vadodara Crash Case, Says Drug Use Alone Not Enough

    The Supreme Court dismissed Gujarat’s plea to cancel bail of a 23-year-old accused in the Vadodara crash case. It held that drug consumption alone and non-deliberate offence are not sufficient grounds to deny bail.

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    “Once Signed, It Stands”: Supreme Court Says Bail Order Can’t Be Undone Over ‘Allowed’ Typo
    “Once Signed, It Stands”: Supreme Court Says Bail Order Can’t Be Undone Over ‘Allowed’ Typo
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    “Once Signed, It Stands”: Supreme Court Says Bail Order Can’t Be Undone Over ‘Allowed’ Typo

    The Supreme Court of India ruled that once a bail order is signed, it cannot be recalled or reversed due to a staff member’s typing mistake. Invoking Section 362 CrPC, the Court restored anticipatory bail, holding that changing “allowed” to “rejected” amounts to an illegal review, not a clerical correction.

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