Today, On 14th August, In the WB Migrant Workers case, the Supreme Court observed, “A nodal agency is needed to coordinate between the state of origin and the state of work,” while hearing allegations of wrongful detention and deportation of Bengali Muslims as “Bangladeshis.”
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.
