High Court has to pronounce the judgment within 3 months of its being kept reserved for final orders..

Death of Victim--When a victim dies during the pendency of an appeal against an accused's acquittal, the victim's legal heirs can step in as substitutes to prosecute the appeal originally fi..

Debatable question whether the provisions of the Act would be applicable--Bail granted..

Magistrate and Sessions Judge are obliged to grant default bail even if application for regular bail is pending before higher forum..

Legal Principles laid down for dealing with an application under Section 195 Cr.P.C. ..

Only in exceptional circumstances accused is entitled to straightaway approach High Court for Regular Bail without approaching Sessions Court under S.439 CrPC/ S.483 BNSS..

Complainant has turned hostile--All private prosecution witnesses have been examined--Custody of about 16 months--Bail granted..

Poppy Plants planted in house--Bail granted..

Commercial Quantity--Second application after 9 months of earlier application--No progress in trial in this period--Bail granted..

Third Application--Earlier application was withdrawn 11 months ago--No substantial progress in trial thereafter--Bail granted..

Merely because the victim was continuously harassed at one point of time by accused, though not in close proximity, it cannot by itself amount to instigation under S.107 IPC/S.45 BNS

A..

Commercial Quantity--Marginally above the commercial quantity--Long Custody of 2 years 10 months and 12 days--Out of 13 PWs only 5 PWs have been examined so far--Bail granted..