Supreme Court rules anticipatory bail has no time limit, continues after chargesheet, and High Courts can’t restrict protection to investigation stage.
Read Full ArticleSupreme Court sets aside anticipatory bail to absconding murder accused in MP political rivalry case, calls HC order perverse and unjustified.
Supreme Court sets aside Jharkhand High Court orders, reiterates that bail or anticipatory bail cannot be made conditional on monetary deposits.
Kerala High Court grants pre-arrest bail to a YouTube editor, holding political commentary does not amount to obscene or sexually explicit content.
Supreme Court rules that bail for accused added under Section 319 CrPC requires strong and cogent evidence, not mere probability of complicity.
Calcutta High Court rules SC/ST Act not applicable to caste-based abuses over telephone, holding such conversations are not in public view.
Supreme Court rules that distinct reliefs cannot be combined in one writ petition, allowing withdrawal with liberty to file a fresh plea limited to one relief.
Calcutta High Court delivers split verdict on juveniles seeking anticipatory bail; majority bars pre-arrest relief, strong dissent prompts larger Bench review.
Constable accused of symbolic marriage and caste-based rejection denied anticipatory bail by Karnataka High Court under SC/ST (POA) Act provisions.
Delhi HC denies anticipatory bail to Virender Singh Bidhuri, holding that assault and caste-based abuse on a flyover occurred “within public view” under the SC/ST Act.
Himachal Pradesh High Court denies anticipatory bail to woman accused of assaulting Scheduled Caste boy, citing caste prejudice and bar under SC/ST Act.
Punjab & Haryana HC denies anticipatory bail in cross-border drone drug smuggling case, citing rising drone threats to national security and youth.
Punjab & Haryana HC denies anticipatory bail to woman accused of forging court summons, saying such acts erode public trust in the justice system.
Supreme Court quashes flawed bail order, directs two Delhi judges to undergo 7-day special training on judicial conduct and bail rulings.
SC slams Allahabad HC for denying anticipatory bail to 71-year-old woman in a 1971 forgery case, calling the order illogical and unjust.
Supreme Court invokes Article 139A to transfer three decade-old criminal revision petitions from Allahabad High Court to itself, citing exceptional delay and public importance.
06 March, 2026 04:18 PM
Kerala High Court rules intra-court appeals are maintainable against ex parte ad interim orders that affect a party’s right to pursue statutory remedies.
06 March, 2026 04:59 PM
Madras High Court finds wilful contempt by officials for failing to recover 507 acres of temple land, remarking that a deity may not vote but the Constitution must protect its rights.
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