On Tuesday(23rd July), The Supreme Court overturned the Delhi High Court’s stay on bail in a money laundering case, highlighting that bail orders should generally not be suspended to protect individual liberty. Justices AS Oka and Augustine George Masih issued a 16-page judgment in response to Parvinder Singh Khurana’s petition.
Today, On 12th July, The Supreme Court emphasized the importance of avoiding mechanical stays on bail orders and highlighted the need for substantial justifications before such actions. Justices Oka and Masih stressed the significance of upholding individual freedoms within the judicial process. They asserted that staying bail orders should only occur in rare and exceptional circumstances, such as those involving terrorism.
The Supreme Court criticized the Delhi High Court for extending the stay on a local court’s order granting default bail to Parvinder Singh Khurana in a money-laundering case. A Vacation Bench reinstated the statutory bail, questioning how bail could be stayed for over a year. The case involves a cryptocurrency scam.
