Orissa High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail Citing Long Criminal History and Allegations of Serious Offences under Special Laws, Including Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. “Given the antecedents and the nature of allegations, the Court is not inclined to entertain the plea.”
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Orissa High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail Citing Long Criminal History and Allegations of Serious Offences under Special Laws, Including Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. “Given the antecedents and the nature of allegations, the Court is not inclined to entertain the plea.”

Court’s Decision The Orissa High Court dismissed an anticipatory bail application filed by two petitioners involved in a criminal case registered under multiple serious provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,…
July 16, 2025
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Bombay High Court Grants Bail in ₹242 Crore Bank Scam Case Citing Illegal Arrest of Woman After Sunset Without Magistrate’s Permission and Failure to Communicate Grounds of Arrest to Relatives “Guarantee of life and liberty under Article 21 cannot be denied even to an accused”

Court’s Decision The Bombay High Court granted bail to the applicant, a former Chief Executive Officer of a cooperative bank accused in a ₹242 crore bank fraud case. The Court…
July 16, 2025
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Karnataka High Court Grants Bail to Accused in Alleged Murder Case of Social Activist Citing Inconsistencies in Witness Statements and Delay in Recording Eye-Witness Accounts as Ground for Doubt. “The inconsistencies between Section 161 and 164 CrPC statements of eyewitnesses create reasonable doubt in the prosecution’s story, entitling the accused to bail.”

Court’s Decision The Karnataka High Court allowed the criminal petition seeking regular bail filed by an accused charged under Sections 302, 120B, 109, 114, 201, and 149 of the Indian…
July 16, 2025
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Calcutta High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings under Section 153A IPC for News Publication on Ground of No Mens Rea, Lack of Sanction, and Mechanical Cognizance by Magistrate “The graver the offence, the greater should be the care taken so that the liberty of citizen is not lightly interfered with.”

Court’s Decision The Calcutta High Court allowed the revisional application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and quashed the criminal proceedings initiated under Section 153A of the…
July 16, 2025