Supreme Court Orders Surrender of Prisoners Released on Emergency Parole During COVID-19 LEGAL ISSUE: Surrender of prisoners released on emergency parole or interim bail due to COVID-19 normalization. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: In Re: Contagion of Covid-19 Virus in Prisons Judgment Date: March 24, 2023 Date of the Judgment: March 24, 2023 Citation: [Not […]
Supreme Court Quashes Adverse Remarks and CBI Probe Order in Karnataka Bail Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether adverse remarks and directions for investigation can be made against individuals not party to bail proceedings. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Seemant Kumar Singh v. Mahesh PS & Ors. Judgment Date: 21 March 2023 Date of the Judgment: 21
Supreme Court Upholds Bail: Bhuri Bai vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in cancelling the bail granted by the Trial Court. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal (Dowry Death). Case Name: Bhuri Bai vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh. [Judgment Date]: 11 November 2022. Introduction Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court overturns bail in NDPS case due to Section 37 restrictions: Narcotics Control Bureau vs. Mohit Aggarwal (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation and application of Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 concerning the grant of bail in cases involving commercial quantities of narcotics. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Narcotics Case Name:
Supreme Court Clarifies Bail Procedures and Upholds Personal Liberty: Satender Kumar Antil vs. CBI (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Clarification of bail procedures and the interpretation of personal liberty in criminal cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Bail Case Name: Satender Kumar Antil vs. Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 11 July 2022 Date of the
Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail in Rape Case Due to Lack of Reasoning: Ms. Y vs. State of Rajasthan (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can grant bail in a serious offense without providing explicit reasoning. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law (Bail) Case Name: Ms. Y vs. State of Rajasthan and Anr. [Judgment Date]: April
Supreme Court Grants Bail in UAPA Case Citing Prolonged Incarceration: Jahir Hak vs. State of Rajasthan (2022) Date of the Judgment: April 11, 2022 Citation: Jahir Hak vs. The State of Rajasthan (2022) INSC 375 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice K.M. Joseph and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Hrishikesh Roy Can an undertrial prisoner be kept in custody
Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Murder Case Due to Lack of Reasoning: Puran Mal vs. State of Haryana (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can grant bail in a murder case when the Trial Court has rejected it twice without providing strong reasons. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Puran Mal vs. State of Haryana
Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Murder Case: Sunil Kumar vs. State of Bihar (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in granting bail without sufficient reasoning and considering the gravity of the offense and criminal antecedents of the accused. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sunil Kumar vs. The State of Bihar and Anr. Judgment
Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Murder Conspiracy Case: Ishwarji Nagaji Mali vs. State of Gujarat (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting bail to an accused charged with murder and criminal conspiracy based on the grounds that the case rested on circumstantial evidence and the accused had roots in society. CASE
Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail in Murder Case: Manoj Kumar Khokhar vs. State of Rajasthan (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court’s grant of bail was justified in a case of murder, considering the gravity of the offense and the manner in which it was committed. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Manoj Kumar Khokhar vs.
Supreme Court Limits High Court’s Power to Issue Blanket Orders on Bail and Arrests Date of the Judgment: 29 September 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 648 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., Aniruddha Bose, J. Can a High Court issue blanket orders restricting the listing of bail applications and directing police not to make arrests in certain
