A Mumbai special court has partly allowed Indrani Mukerjea’s request for documents collected during the Sheena Bora murder probe but not included in the chargesheet. The judge said giving access to non-confidential records was “in the interest of justice.”
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India has ruled that High Courts and Sessions Courts do not have the authority to order compensation while granting bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). A Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Manmohan clarified that the jurisdiction under Section 439 CrPC is strictly limited to deciding whether bail should be granted or refused during a trial. It does not extend to awarding compensation to an accused person.
