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House arrest can be ordered on basis of accused's 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 comprising Justices U.U. Lalit and K.M. Joseph said: "We observe that under Section 167 (of the CrPC) i...

SC to Hear Gautam Navlakha's '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 grounds that he was eligible for bail since the 34-day period period he had spent under house arrest in...

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 deprived of their personal liberty in an excess of state power," it observed while granting bail to Ar...