A Delhi court rejected the bail plea of a labourer accused after a 25-year-old biker died by falling into an open pit in Janakpuri. Economic Background Cannot Eclipse Caution says Court while dnying Bail To Labourer In Fatal Case.
The Supreme Court questioned the NIA for relying on speeches from the 1990s while opposing Shabir Ahmed Shah’s bail in a terror funding case. The Bench asked how decades-old material recovered in 2019 could justify his continued detention of over six years.
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.
The Supreme Court has rejected the parity claim raised in the Delhi riots conspiracy case and agreed to hear Khalid Saifi’s bail plea, taking up his challenge to the allegations tied to the 2020 violence investigated under laws.
The Supreme Court observed that a boy and girl before marriage are “total strangers” and advised caution while engaging in pre-marital physical relationships. The remarks came during a bail hearing in a false promise of marriage rape case, where the Court also suggested mediation.
Today, On 12th February, The Supreme Court rejected BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj’s anticipatory bail plea in the Biklu Shiva murder case, asking him to pursue regular bail. CJI Surya Kant told him, “As a public servant, be courageous and face the trial.”
The Kerala High Court questioned whether an unmarried man having multiple consensual sexual relationships can be a ground to deny bail to Rahul Mamkootathil in a rape case. The Court asked the prosecution to clarify whether the alleged incident was consensual or forced, and reserved its order on his anticipatory bail plea.
The Supreme Court of India expressed that it was “thoroughly disappointed” with the Madhya Pradesh High Court for rejecting a bail plea without recording reasons. The top court suspended the seven-year sentence, saying High Courts must follow settled law and pass reasoned orders, especially in fixed-term sentence cases.
The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Maharashtra government on bail pleas filed by two accused in the Pune Porsche crash, issuing notice against the Bombay High Court order that refused them relief in December last year.
The Supreme Court urged the Centre and Delhi government to consider setting up a special court for a day-to-day trial in an ISIS-linked NIA case, citing serious delays. The court warned that prolonged trials under special laws could force courts to grant bail due to violation of personal liberty.
