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"Bail" Digest

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – Bail – Regular Bail – Grant of regular bail under Section 439 Cr.P.C. – Petitioner in custody for almost 4 years and 1 month in connection with FIR No.103 dated 07.05.2019 – Offenses registered under Sections 307, 353, 186, 224, 225, 34, 379-B, and 120-B IPC (Section 411 IPC added subsequently) and Section 25/27 of Arms Act at Police Station City ...

Bail Application – Rejection of Interim Bail in Murder Case – Petitioner, Varun, accused under Sections 302/307/34 IPC, sought interim bail for attending PHD classes at University of Gujarat – Application dismissed due to the serious nature of the allegations and potential threat to the complainant and witnesses. [Para 1, 4, 6-7, 11] Comparison with Other Cases – Relianc...

Anticipatory bail petition filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. - Allegations of offenses under Sections 307/120-B/427/34 IPC, 1860 and Sections 25/27 of the Arms Act, 1959 - Petitioner seeks regular bail - Petitioner's claim of separation and dissolution of marriage by mutual consent challenges the alleged motive - Petitioner's absence from the country on the day of occurrence - Petitioner'...

Suo Moto Cancellation of Bail– Alleged Sexual Assault on Children – Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) – Grant of Bail to Accused Yumken Bagra, Hostel Warden of Government Residential School – Sexual Assault on 21 Children (15 girls and 6 boys) Aged 6 to 12 years between 2019 to 2022 – Offences under Sections 10/12/14(1)/15(1)/2 of POCSO...

Criminal Bail Application – Regular bail sought under Section 439 Cr.P.C. – Challenge to Order dated 31.10.2022 – NDPS Act – Offences under Sections 8/21/22/23/29 NDPS Act – Seizure of narcotic drugs – Conspiracy involving petitioner and co-accused – Recovery of Heroin and Cocaine from parcels and residential premises – Petitioner in custody for more...

Bail Application - Grant of Bail – Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985(NDPS) – Petitioner accused of possession of 36.740 grams of Methamphetamine, initially believed to be MDMA – Chemical analysis report confirmed substance as Methamphetamine, classified as intermediate quantity – Petitioner has no criminal antecedents – Held, considering the complet...

Bail Application – Money Laundering – Hawala Operations: Petitioner, Avtar Singh Kochar, accused in extensive money laundering case involving hawala transactions, seeks bail. Alleged role in facilitating transfer of crime proceeds within India and to Dubai. Linked to the Sukesh Chandra Shekhar extortion case. Case features spoofed calls, impersonating officials, and extorting Aditi Sin...

Criminal Procedure - Bail Application – Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – Application of Section 439 CrPC - The accused applied for bail under Section 439 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, in connection with offences under Sections 22(c) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Applications were consolidated due to arising from the sa...

Criminal Law – Bail – Serious Offences – The accused, named in the FIR, were involved in a land dispute with the informant – They attacked the informant's family, resulting in the death of the informant's brother and serious injuries to others – The High Court granted bail without considering the seriousness and gravity of the offences and without providing co...

Criminal Law – Cancellation of Bail – Grounds for cancellation of bail for the co-accused were identical to those for the present respondents – Supreme Court held that once bail for the co-accused was cancelled, bail for the present respondents also required cancellation – High Court failed to consider the gravity of the offence and eyewitness identification in its bail ord...