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"Bail" Digest

Criminal Appeal – Anticipatory Bail – Grant of anticipatory bail under Section 438 of Cr.P.C – Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail against charges under various sections of the Wild Life Protection Act – Petitioner apprehends arrest – Prosecution alleges possession of prohibited commodity – Confession statement of co-accused implicates the petitioner – Key ...

Transit Anticipatory Bail - Grant of - Cyber Fraud Case – CRM-M-901 of 2024 - Petitioner seeking transit anticipatory bail in a case registered at Cyber Crime Police Station, Hyderabad for alleged involvement in cyber fraud - FIR registered for offenses under Sections 66(C), 66(D) of IT Act and 419, 420 IPC - Court, relying on precedent in Priya Indoria Versus State of Karnataka & others...

Bail Petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for Regular Bail – Petitioner seeking regular bail in case of FIR No. 49 for offences under IPC sections 148, 149, 201, 323, 325, 307, 379-B, 452, 506 & Arms Act Section 25 – Allegations of violent assault with weapons and theft. [Para 1]   FIR Details and Allegations – FIR alleges the petitioner and others attacked complaina...

Bail Application in Case of Fabricated Firearm Injury - Petitioner seeks regular bail in FIR No. 325 dated 26.08.2020, initially registered under Sections 307, 34 IPC, and Section 25 of the Arms Act, at Police Station Hodal, District Palwal, Haryana. Subsequently, Sections 307, 34 IPC were removed, and Sections 195, 323, 506, and 120-B IPC were added. [Para 1] Falsification of Firearm Injury an...

Bail Application – Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS), 1985 – Accused seeking bail under Section 439 CrPC for offenses under NDPS Act – Petitioner has a significant criminal history – Bail considered in light of Section 37 of NDPS Act, which imposes stringent conditions for bail in cases involving commercial quantities of narcotic drugs. [Para 1-6] &nb...

The petitioner, Nandakumar N, is the 2nd accused in Crime No.26/2021 of Excise Enforcement & Anti Narcotic Special Squad, Ernakulam. He is charged under Sections 20(b)(ii)C, 25, and 29 of the NDPS Act. The application for regular bail is submitted due to his prolonged judicial custody. [Para 2]   The prosecution argued that the petitioner was driving the vehicle in which the contrab...

Bail Application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) - Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) - Allegations of sexual assault on a six-year-old victim - Medical evidence prima facie supports prosecution's case - Defense claim...

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) – Incomplete Challan – Statutory Bail – Three petitions involving common question of law under NDPS Act – Seizure of Tramadol and Codeine, constituting commercial quantity – Incomplete challan due to absence of FSL report – Right to seek statutory bail after 180 days of arrest without complete chall...

Criminal Appeal – Bail Application – Offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – Application for bail under Section 439 CrPC – Alleged involvement of the Applicant in drug trafficking – Recovery of commercial quantity of contraband – Conspiracy with co-accused persons – Interpretation of Section 37 NDPS Act – Admissibili...

Criminal Procedure – Anticipatory Bail – Medical Impersonation and Forgery – The High Court of Delhi deliberated on the grant of anticipatory bail to a practitioner of Unani medicine accused of impersonating an MBBS doctor and committing document forgery in relation to medical practice. The case revolved around the death of a patient post-childbirth, with allegations of using a f...