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Supreme Court: Absconding Accused Not Entitled To Anticipatory Bail On Sole Ground Of Co-Accused’ Acquittal
By Law Web
Although the aforesaid case dealt with quashing of theproceedings entirely, the rationale applied therein can beinstrumental in the present case, for the reason that the HighCourt, by way of the Impugned…
The Indian Lawyer Blog
SUCCESSIVE FIRS AFTER BAIL ONLY TO PROLONG CUSTODY ABUSE OF PROCESS; FIT CASE TO INVOKE ARTICLE 32
Introduction In Binay Kumar Singh & Anr. v. State of Jharkhand & Ors. Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 55/2026, along with Criminal Appeal No. 815 of 2026 (SLP (Crl.) No. 20248/2025),…
Legal Bites
Trial Court Obligated to Inform Accused of Right to Free Legal Aid Before Witness Examination
The decision in Reginamary Chellamani v. State (Rep. by Superintendent of Customs) (2026 INSC 127) reflects the Supreme Court’s commitment to protecting personal liberty even within the stringent framework of…
Indian Constitutional Law and Philosophy
Bail granted, but freedom is not: The Supreme Court’s erroneous bail conditions in Gulfisha Fatima [Guest Post]
[This is a blog post by Mihir TejaKalle.] *(This article does not pass comment on the denial of bail to Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid) On 5th January, 2026, the…
India Legal
Reform or Overreach?
By Sanjay Raman Sinha The Patna High Court’s recent decision to impose community service as a condition for bail in a sexual assault case marks the latest addition to a…
Law Web
Supreme Court: Asking Accused To Appear In Every Criminal Appeal Hearing Unwarranted When Sentence Has Been Suspended
By Law Web
It is appalling and shocking to note that appellate court having insisted for appearance of the appellant on every date of hearing particularly in the backdrop of the suspension of sentence already…
Law Web
Bombay HC: Under which circumstances person accused of possessing intermediate quantity of Ganja is entitled to be released on bail?
By Law Web
It was found that the present Applicant had cultivated Ganja and in all 27 plants and Ganja were found and the weight of these Ganja was around 14 kilogram. Its…
Law Web
Supreme Court: Under which circumstances person accused of possessing commercial quantity of Ganja can be released on regular bail?
By Law Web
Though the seized quantity of contraband/ganja is shown as alittle above the ‘commercial quantity’ under the NDPS Act, we find that the said seized quantity also contained leaves, seeds and dry vegetative…
Legal History Blog
Cromwell Foundation Cromwell Article Prize to Funk & Mayson
By karentanilegalhistoryblog-blogspot-com
Via the William Nelson Cromwell Foundation, we have the following announcement: The Cromwell Article Prize for best article in legal history published in the calendar year 2024 has been awarded…
The Indian Lawyer Blog
SUMMONED LATE, JUDGED DIFFERENTLY: RECALIBRATING BAIL STANDARDS UNDER SECTION 319 CRPC
INTRODUCTION The Supreme Court of India, in Md. Imran @ D.C. Guddu v. State of Jharkhand, 2026 INSC 36, decided on 7 January 2026, has laid down important principles governing…