Punjab And Haryana High Court: Successive Anticipatory Bail Pleas Without Change In Circumstances Are Forum Shopping

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that successive anticipatory bail pleas for the same relief, filed without a material change in circumstances, amount to forum shopping and a misuse of the process of court. Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a second anticipatory bail petition filed by a man accused […]

Karnataka High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To MLA’s Daughter Accused Of Slapping Woman Sub-Inspector

The Karnataka High Court has granted anticipatory bail to an MLA’s daughter accused of abusing and slapping a woman Sub-Inspector on temple bandobast duty in Mandya district, noting the maximum sentence of two years, her public apology, her lack of criminal antecedents and her undertaking to cooperate with the investigation.

Judicial Decorum No Less Than Legal Propriety: Jharkhand High Court Rejects Third Anticipatory Bail Plea

Jharkhand High Court dismissed the third anticipatory bail plea of Harish Kumar Pathak, stressing that “judicial decorum no less than legal propriety” must prevail and ruling that there can be no revival of ‘reasons to believe’ in repeat applications.