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Court noted case was being probed under Prevention of Corruption Act and Official Secrets Act but chargesheet was filed only under the former.

Is an accused is entitled to statutory bail under Section 167(2) CrPC when no chemical analysis report is filed along with the final report, within the 180 days period mandated under the NDPS Act?

The high court said the right of the accused to be set at liberty takes precedence over the right of the state to carry on the investigation and file a charge sheet.

Right to seek 'default' bail is a fundamental right and an indefeasible part of right to personal liberty under the Constitution which cannot be suspended even during a pandemic situation, the Delhi High Court said.

No bail for Navlakha, house arrest is an option: Supreme Court Published : May 13, 2021, 7:16 am IST Updated : May 13, 2021, 11:11 am IST The court rejected his contention that he was entitled to default bail as the NIA did not file the chargesheet within the statutory 90 days  Navlakha and the other activists are accused of allegedly making inflammatory speeches and issuing provocative statements at the Elgar Parishad meeting in Pune on December 31, 2017 that led to violence at Bhima Ko...

House arrest can be ordered on basis of accuseds age, health, antecedents: SC ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Wed, May 12 2021 22:21 IST | ​ 1 Views   SC says remarks against top court growing and everybody joining (Photo Courtesy: Twitter). Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, May 12 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday said legislatures can ponder over utility of house arrest in post-conviction cases as a measure for problem of overcrowding in prisons. In a 206-page judgement, a bench compri...

SC to Hear Gautam Navlakhas Default Bail Petition Rejected by Bombay High Court Navlakha has been in prison since his surrender on April 14, 2020. File image of Gautam Navlakha. Photo: YouTube Rights15/Mar/2021 New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, March 15, agreed to hear activist Gautam Navlakha’s petition on March 22 challenging the Bombay high court’s ruling that rejected his plea for ‘default bail’, reported Navlakha had petitioned the Bombay high court in February on the ground...

The Supreme Court observed that the time period for investigation specified under Section 167 of the Code of Criminal Procedure cannot be extended by seeking to file supplementary charge sheet qua...

India News: MUMBAI: Bombay HC on Monday refused default bail to activist Gautam Navlakha (69), accused of alleged Maoist links in the 2018 Elgar Parishad case.

A Division Bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee observed that a High Court in its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has the power to grant bail in a suitable case. "In an application under Article 226, the High Court must be circumspect in exercising its powers [to grant bail] on the basis of the facts of each case. However, the High Court should not foreclose itself from the exercise of the power when a citizen has been arbitrarily dep...