NDPS – Bail - Conspiracy and Possession of Contraband – Petitioners accused in connection with seizure of 728.42 grams of MDMA from the first accused – Alleged conspiracy among five accused, including financial transactions with an African nation for procuring the contraband. [Paras 2-3]
Arguments by Petitioners’ Counsel – Claim of innocence and false imp...
Regular Bail - Prolonged Custody - Right to Speedy Trial - Circumstantial Evidence - Medical Reports - Fairness in Trial - Article 21 of the Constitution - Petitioner, a mother of a minor child, seeks regular bail in a murder case where she is accused of killing her husband due to an alleged illicit relationship. The prosecution's case relies on circumstantial evidence, with key witnesses not ...
Bail Petition for NDPS Act Offense - Nirmal Kaur's petition for regular bail in FIR No.177 dated 07.07.2021 under Sections 21 and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985, registered at Police Station Division No.6, Ludhiana - Allegations of selling intoxicant powder and recovery of Alprazolam tablets and intoxicant powder from petitioner and her son [Paras 1-2].
Contention of False Implication - Petitione...
Criminal Bail – Regular Bail – Accused charged under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, and 120-B IPC – Allegation of forgery and cheating the Bank – Petitioner's claim of being a guarantor of the loan – Co-accused granted bail – Petitioner in custody since August 29, 2023 – None of the 23 prosecution witnesses examined – No significant evidence o...
Criminal Law - Arrest and Detention - Illegality and Non-Compliance with Statutory Provisions - The High Court of Bombay examined the legality of the arrest and detention of the petitioners, Chanda Deepak Kochhar and Deepak Virendra Kochhar, under the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.), in light of the statutory requirements of Sections 41, 41-A, and 60-A, and constitutional protections. The Cou...
Bail – Grant of Regular Bail – Regular bail granted to petitioner in case FIR No.111 dated 04.07.2023, under Sections 323, 342, 307, 506 and 34 of IPC, registered at Police Station Sector 31, Chandigarh – Petitioner falsely implicated, no injuries attributed to him, and all injuries specifically attributed to co-accused, who is the petitioner's son. [Para 3, 10]
Criminal J...
Criminal Appeal – Default Bail – Misapplication of Default Bail Provision by High Court – Supreme Court reverses the High Court's decision granting default bail to the respondent under Section 167(2) of CrPC – High Court's error in applying provisions of TADA instead of UAPA noted. [Paras 2, 4-5, 9, 14]
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) &ndash...
Bail Rejection Upheld – High Court of Chhattisgarh's decision to reject bail application upheld – Appellant, Saumya Chaurasia, arrested in connection with crimes under IPC and PMLA, involved in a large-scale extortion racket – No compelling reason for granting bail observed. [Para 30]
Misrepresentation in SLP – Attempt by appellant to misrepresent facts in the Specia...
Bail Application – Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – Regular Bail Denied – Petitioner Somdutt Singh seeking regular bail for offenses under NDPS Act, involved in commercial quantity psychotropic substance trafficking – Bail denied due to substantial evidence against the petitioner including recoveries at his instance and WhatsApp chats linking...
Context of Bail Applications – Bail sought in Case No. VIII/13,13A/DZU/2020 under NDPS Act for possession of psychotropic substances – Applications of Kashmir @ Mausam and Somdutt Singh @ Shivam heard together due to common FIR. [Para 1]
Case History and Arrest Details – Kashmir @ Mausam in custody since October 30, 2020, and Somdutt Singh @ Shivam since April 15, 20...