Bail and Bail Bonds..

Rule of Lenity..

Howsoever stringent a penal statute may be, a constitutional court has to lean in favour of constitutionalism and the rule of law, of which liberty is an intrinsic part...

Long Custody--Only a mobile phone is allegedly recovered containing objectionable photographs of arms and ammunition etc. and showing ‘Referendum 2020’--Appellant is in custody for about..

Will--Case was fixed for defendant evidence--Application by the plaintiff to secure the presence of two material witnesses i.e. one is the attesting witness and other is the deed writer of t..

Petitioner is lady aged about 48 years--This fact is also to be taken into consideration among others--Trial to take time and she has been in long custody--Bail granted..

Permanent Lok Adalat (Public Utility Services) has no power of issuing generalized directions to any organization..

There is no provision of granting interim bail under CrPC..

UAPA--Inordinate delay in placing the sanction order before the Special Judge--It cannot be a ground to pray for statutory/default bail under the provisions of Section 167(2) CrPC--Bail decl..

Father cannot seek custody of her adult daughter--The identity and autonomy of an adult woman are not defined by her relationships or familial obligations--The role of the Court is not to en..

Land acquired by NHAI during pendency of Trial--Amendment with regard to entitlement for recovery of compensation received by the defendants--Amendment allowed..

Where one of them is married--Court is required to grant protection to adult live in couples without examining their marital status and irrespective of socio-moral effect of such live-in rel..