News Update Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice Act will override provisions of the NDPS Act in cases concerning juveniles, says Patna HC 29 Dec 2020 Background A minor was accused of abetting the transport of cannabis in his role as a khalasi of a truck. The minor’s counsel argued that the minor neither had knowledge…
News Update The Supreme Court held that blanket ban cannot be imposed on grant of anticipatory bail in illegal mining or quarrying cases 26 Dec 20201 Feb 2021 In S. Mohamed Shahul Hameed v. State represented by the inspector of police, the Supreme Court held that there can be no blanket ban on granting bail in cases of…
News Update Gujarat HC grants bail to accused who falsely availed of ITC benefit to commit tax evasion 17 Dec 2020 Counsel for the accused, Mr. A.A. Zabuawala, stated the applicant is the Managing Director of M/s. Mishkat Agro Industries Pvt. Ltd. and he used brand name of the company to…
News Update Telangana High Court has refused grant bail to accused in Honor Killing 6 Dec 2020 In the case of Gudur Sandeep Reddy v. State of Telangana, the bail was denied to the accused. The plea was dismissed and Justice K. Lakshman observed that the people…
News Update Bail granted by the Madhya Pradesh HC on the condition of going for “counselling” 5 Dec 2020 The Madhya Pradesh High Court sets the man free who was arrested for a WhatsApp status regarding the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019. A bail was given on the basis of…
News Update Attorney General Venugopal grants consent for contempt proceedings against comic artist 2 Dec 2020 In response to a letter written by law student Aditya Kashyap, Attorney General KK Venugopal has granted his consent to initiate contempt of court proceedings against comic artist Rachita Taneja, for a cartoon uploaded on…
News Update Anticipatory bail granted to rape accused. 30 Nov 2020 In the case of Roshan v. state,( BAIL APPL. 2108/2020), The High Court of Delhi, has granted anticipatory bail to the accused who was married to the prosecuterix.Justice Manoj Kumar…
News Update Anticipatory bail application not maintainable by person who apprehends arrest after cancellation of regular bail 22 Nov 2020 In the case of Manish Jain v Haryana Pollution Control Board (SLP(Crl) 5385/2020, a bench comprising Justices Navin Sinha and K M Josephhas held that an anticipatory bail application cannot…
News Update Bombay HC allows Dr. Varavara Rao’s transfer to Nanavati Hospital 19 Nov 2020 The Bench of Justices SS Shinde and Madhav Jamdar passed an order allowing the Transfer of Dr. Varavara Rao from Taloja Jail to the Nanavati Hospital for treatment. The expenses…
News Update Allahabad High Court Grants Bail 9 Thailand Nationals 9 Nov 2020 A Allahabad High Court bench comprising Justice Siddharth on Thursday granted bail to 9 Thailand Nationals who attended Markaz at Nizamuddin, New Delhi in March 2020. They were granted bail…
