Calcutta High Court Denies Bail To Ex-Minister Sujit Bose In Alleged Municipal Recruitment Money Laundering Case

Calcutta High Court denies bail to Sujit Bose: the former West Bengal minister has not overcome the rigours of Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act at this stage, the Court held. Kolkata: In a money laundering case pursued by the Directorate of Enforcement, the Calcutta High Court denies bail to former state […]

Gauhati High Court Grants Bail To Amritprava Mahanta In Zubeen Garg Death Case

The Gauhati High Court has granted bail to Amritprava Mahanta, an accused in the Zubeen Garg death case, observing that a prima facie case of conspiracy was not made out against her at this stage. The trial is pending and the Court’s observations are confined to bail.

Delhi High Court Grants Bail In NDPS Case Where Morphine Recovered Was Marginally Above Commercial Quantity

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to an NDPS accused found with 259.3 grams of morphine against a 250 gram commercial quantity, holding that strict application of the NDPS Act rigours may not be justified and noting that the trial will take considerable time.

Madras High Court: Failure To Furnish Written Grounds Of Arrest Will Invite Departmental Action Against Police

The Madras High Court has held that an accused who is not given written grounds of arrest is entitled to release, and has directed that the lapse be treated as dereliction of duty by the arresting officer.

Madras High Court Questions Blame On Villagers Who Removed Illegal Pipes, Orders Special Bail Sitting

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court asked whether citizens can be blamed for acting when officials fail, and ordered a special sitting on October 10 to decide the bail of two villagers who removed illegally laid culvert pipes.

Karnataka High Court Grants Bail: Promise To Marry After Sex Is Not Section 69 BNS Offence

A promise to marry after sex does not attract Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Karnataka High Court has held while granting regular bail to a man accused under the provision. Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has granted regular bail to a man booked under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), […]

Punjab And Haryana HC Denies Successive Bail In NDPS Case, Says Longer Custody Alone Insufficient

A second plea for successive bail in an NDPS case has failed before the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which held that “mere prolongation of custody”, here a little over seven and a half months with nothing else new, is not a substantial change in circumstances. Chandigarh: Refusing successive bail to an accused in a […]

MP High Court Partly Allows Giribala Singh’s Bail Plea Amendment Limited To Section 108 BNS

Only the newly added Section 108 BNS allegation, and nothing beyond it: that is the limit the Madhya Pradesh High Court has set on the Giribala Singh bail plea amendment, with the CBI saying its probe into the dowry death allegation is still on. Jabalpur: Allowing the Giribala Singh bail plea amendment only in part […]

Delhi High Court Grants Bail In POCSO Case Citing Prior Relationship, Over Three Years’ Custody

The Delhi High Court granted bail in a POCSO case to a man in custody for over three years, citing the prior relationship, the young ages of both and the victim’s differing statements; the allegations remain to be tested at trial.

Delhi Court Grants Regular Bail To Swatantra Bhardwaj In Cockroach Janta Party Protest Assault Case

A Delhi court has granted regular bail to Swatantra Bhardwaj in the Parliament Street police station case over the alleged assault of a complainant at a Cockroach Janta Party protest at Jantar Mantar; the allegations are untested and the detailed order is awaited.