Bail

Opinion

Why the harsh bail provisions of UAPA have lived on

Its provisions make jail the rule and bail the exception well before guilt is even adjudicated.This can effectively condemn the accused to years of confinement without a trial.

4 min read22 Jun 2020
Politics

INX Media case: CBI moves SC against bail to Karti Chidambaram

CBI claims that it was 'impermissible' for the high court to entertain Karti Chidambaram's bail plea when an application seeking similar relief was pending before the trial court

1 min read25 Jun 2018
Politics

PMLA case: Controversial meat exporter Moin Qureshi gets bail

Controversial meat exporter Moin Qureshi was granted bail by a Delhi court in a money laundering case

1 min read12 Dec 2017
News

Panama Papers case: Nawaz Sharif's daughter, son-in-law get bail

The daughter and son-in-law of ousted Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif were on Monday granted bail by the country’s anti-graft court in the Panama Papers scandal

2 min read9 Oct 2017
Companies

Supreme Court refuses to grant interim bail to Unitech promoter Sanjay Chandra

The Supreme Court refused to grant interim bail to Sanjay Chandra, a promoter of real estate firm Unitech Ltd, till next Friday in a case of alleged forgery lodged by home buyers

1 min read8 Sep 2017
Politics

Sikkim court grants bail to GJM activist

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) activist Savitri Rai was detained in Sikkim by West Bengal police for alleged involvement in various disruptive and criminal activities

1 min read5 Sep 2017
Politics

Shrikant Purohit's bail triggers war of words between Congress, BJP

After Malegaon blasts accused Lt. Col. Shrikant Prasad Purohit got bail, Congress blamed the BJP of 'protecting' all the accused 'connected to the RSS'

3 min read21 Aug 2017
Politics

Army to review Purohit's suspension from service after examining SC order

Lt. Col. Shrikant Prasad Purohit, who was granted bail by the Supreme Court in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, will have to report back to his unit after walking out of jail

2 min read21 Aug 2017
Politics

CBI opposes bail plea of Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh, others in DA case

The CBI opposes the bail plea of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife

2 min read29 May 2017
Politics

Coal scam: Bail granted to 5 accused in case against Naveen Jindal, others

A special court grants bail to 5 accused named by the CBI in its supplementary charge sheet in a coal scam case against Naveen Jindal and others

1 min read25 May 2017