Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 - Section 439 - Interim Bail - Consideration of bail application by a petitioner seeking interim bail for six months - Petitioner gave birth to a child during custody - Allegations of the petitioner pushing her eight-year-old son into a canal - Petitioner's claim of accidental slip - Importance of maternal care and child's welfare - Constitutional provisions a...
Criminal Law – Bail – Grant of Bail – Respondent accused granted bail by the High Court – Appellant, wife of the deceased, challenged the bail order – Supreme Court held that the High Court failed to consider the gravity of the offense, the criminal antecedents of the accused, and the threat to witnesses – Order granting bail was unreasoned and showed non-applic...
Anticipatory Bail Plea by ASI in Bribery Case – Petitioner ASI Kulwant Singh, involved in FIR No. 23 dated 09.09.2023 for demanding and accepting a bribe. Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC. Allegations include demanding Rs. 50,000 and accepting Rs. 20,000 as a bribe from the complainant, Bhuvan Singh. [Paras 1-3]
Interim Bail and Background – Petitioner was g...
Bail Amount Reduction – Challenging High Court's decision maintaining high surety for bail – Petitioner, a retired office clerk, unable to furnish Rs 10 lakhs surety as ordered by High Court and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Prayagraj – Supreme Court finds high bail amount infringes Article 21, right to life and personal liberty – Surety reduced to Rs 25,0...
Regular Bail – Grant in Case Involving Multiple Offences - Petition under Section 439 of the CrPC for regular bail in a case with multiple IPC sections – FIR for offences including attempt to murder and causing grievous hurt – Bail granted considering undertrial status and non-commencement of trial. [Paras 1, 6]
Factual Background – Assault and Injuries: Incide...
Bail Application under Sections 439 of CrPC and 45 of PMLA – Accused, Jayram Vinayak Deshpande, former Sub-Divisional Officer, charged under PMLA for facilitating illegal land conversion and construction within Coastal Regulation Zone-III, aiding in money laundering activities. [Paras 1-4, 12.2]
Proceedings Originated from Environmental Violation – ECIR based on a complain...
Bail Application – NDPS Act – Petitioner seeking bail under Section 439 CrPC for alleged violation of NDPS Act – Commercial quantity of contraband involved – Previous criminal history considered. [Para 1-4, 7-8]
Judicial Discretion in Bail – Criminal History Relevance – Criminal history to include only cases with convictions or pending FIR...
Anticipatory Bail – Denial of anticipatory bail in a case involving economic offences and corruption – Petitioner, a revenue official (Patwari) involved in a land compensation fraud under the National Highway Act 1956 – Custodial interrogation necessary to uncover the extent of the conspiracy and financial implications – Bail denied due to the gravity of the offences and th...
Anticipatory Bail Application – Petitioner, a Horticulture Development Officer, sought anticipatory bail in FIR for corruption and forgery in land acquisition process – Alleged involvement in assisting in wrongful compensation claims for fruit trees during land acquisition by GMADA – Interim bail granted earlier, subject to conditions, but opposed by the state citing serious alle...
Criminal Appeal – Regular Bail in NDPS Act Case – Petitioner seeking regular bail for possession of marginally higher than commercial quantity of narcotic substance (Alprazolam) – Arrested and previously granted interim bail but later declared a proclaimed offender – Re-arrested and incarcerated for over 7 months. [Para 1, 2, 6]
Bail Principles – Bail as ...