Calcutta High Court Denies UAPA Bail To Alleged ISIS Recruiter, Says Trial Delay Not Prosecution’s Fault

“The prosecution is not responsible for the alleged delay.” With that finding the Calcutta High Court has refused UAPA bail to alleged ISIS recruiter Md. Saddam, even though only three of 52 witnesses have been examined after more than three years in custody. Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a criminal appeal seeking bail […]

Bombay High Court Cancels Sachin Waze’s Bail In Antilia Bomb Scare Case, Allows NIA Appeal

In the Sachin Waze bail appeal, the Bombay High Court said in open court: “Special court’s order is quashed and set aside… Appeal by NIA is allowed.” The detailed judgment in the 2021 Antilia bomb scare and Mansukh Hiran murder case is yet to be made available. Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday, November […]

Supreme Court Flags Bihar Police, Gaya Court Lapse As UAPA Accused Not Produced, Grants Interim Bail

The Supreme Court granted interim bail to a UAPA accused not produced before the Gaya trial court for almost 14 months and sought reports from the investigating officer and the trial court.

Supreme Court Dismisses NIA Plea Against Khurram Parvez Bail In UAPA Case, Cites Long Incarceration

The Supreme Court has dismissed the NIA plea against Khurram Parvez bail in a UAPA case, refusing to interfere with the Delhi High Court order that released the Kashmiri human rights activist in view of his nearly five years in custody. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, October 30, dismissed a special leave petition […]

Supreme Court Says Foreign Nationality Alone Cannot Deny UAPA Bail, Illegal Entry Must Be Proved

Being a foreign national does not, on its own, put UAPA bail out of reach: the Supreme Court has held that the bar in Section 43D(7) applies only where the prosecution also establishes that the accused entered India unauthorisedly or illegally. New Delhi: Dismissing the Union of India’s appeal against the grant of bail to […]

Supreme Court Stays Death Sentence Of Tanvir In 2008 Ahmedabad Blasts Case, Calls For Reports

The death sentence of Mohd. Tanvir, one of 38 convicts condemned in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case, will not be carried out for now: the Supreme Court has admitted his appeal and asked for probation, prison conduct and psychological reports. New Delhi: Mohd. Tanvir alias Talha Mohd. Akhtar Pathan has challenged the Gujarat High […]

Supreme Court Lists Athar Khan’s Delhi Riots UAPA Bail Plea After Four Weeks, Allows Rejoinder

Four more weeks for Athar Khan’s Delhi riots UAPA bail plea: with the Delhi Police counter-affidavit now on record, the Supreme Court has given him three weeks to reply. New Delhi: A day after the Delhi Police filed its counter-affidavit, the Supreme Court on Friday, October 16, took it on record and fixed the bail […]

Delhi High Court Allows Natasha Narwal To Travel To UK For Academic Conference With Conditions

Delhi High Court allows Natasha Narwal to travel to UK for a month, but with strings attached: an undertaking to return, a bond and surety, and no comment on the merits of the Delhi riots case pending against her. New Delhi: Natasha Narwal, an accused in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, can go to […]