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“While liberty and dignity of an individual must be held high, however, no one can be permitted to subvert and cause devolution in the process of justice.”
“The investigating agency must instead rely on independent and lawful methods to gather information rather than pressuring the accused to act against their constitutional safeguards. Insisting on custodial interrogation solely for self-incriminatory purposes is unconstitutional and sets a dangerous precedent.”
The husband and wife were married for about one and a half year, and due to continuous quarrels, the wife started living in her parental home along with their 6-month-old daughter at the time of the incident. During this period, the husband committed suicide.
“Doctors, the Guardian of life, embody a noble profession, often revered as akin to God / Almighty, as they possess the extraordinary ability to save lives and restore health. While acknowledging the presence of quacks and corporatized hospitals, it is essential to recognize that majority of medical practitioners dedicate their life to serve humanity with compassion and expertise”
“In the CID raid, it was discovered that Bhupendrasinh had created several firms and opened bank accounts in their names, but only two of the firms were registered. He had also issued cheques worth Rs 62 Lakhs in the name of his driver.”
“If a soft stand is taken towards such stunts, the roads, which are already unsafe, will become more unsafe for pedestrians and two-wheelers, which account for the maximum number of casualties for pedestrians and two-wheelers in road accidents in this region.”
Puja Khedkar was alleged to have misrepresented information in her application for the UPSC Exam, 2022.
“It is a well-accepted principle that bail is the rule and jail is the exception.”
“There is no doubt that the right to liberty is enshrined in Part-III of the Constitution of India and such rights cannot be impinged except by following procedure established by law.”
Rajasthan High Court via the impugned order dated 11-11-2021 dismissed the appellant’s application for anticipatory bail opining that the appellant was allegedly involved in serious economic offence.
The Court directed that the petitioner shall cooperate with the investigation as and when required for the purpose of investigation.
Nearly two years had passed since the FIR was lodged, yet no progress was made in the case. The Court noted that the accused had cooperated with the investigation and that the chargesheet was yet to be filed.
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The complaint alleging that the actor committed a rape in 2016, came in the wake of revelations made in Justice K. Hema Report detailing several instances of sexual abuse in the Malayalam film industry.
The father was alleged of conspiring to alter his son’s blood samples in an attempt to conceal the presence of alcohol following the tragic incident.
The document, that is, the blood sample clearly answers the definition of “valuable security” under Section 301 of the Penal Code, 1860, as it certainly, created a right in the minor son of the applicant of portraying innocence.
As parens patriae, the Court has the responsibility to safeguard the child’s interests and could not relinquish this duty by placing her welfare in the hands of relatives.
Section 482 of Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (‘BNSS’) deleted the guiding factors which the Courts hearing anticipatory bail applications might have taken into account, such as nature and gravity of accusation, criminal antecedents, and the possibility of the accused to flee from justice.
“When procedural law doesn’t preclude the investigating agency from arresting a person in relation to a different offence while he is already under custody in some previous offence, the accused too cannot be precluded of his statutory right to apply for anticipatory bail only on the ground that he is in custody in relation to a different offence.”