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Non-Occupancy Charges for Premises Societies shall be the same as Housing Societies. In simple words, both follow one common ...
This refers to the appellate or revisional power to set aside a bail. order that is perverse, unjustified, or passed in violation of settled legal principles.
Similarly, in Ishwarji Nagaji Mali v. State of Gujarat, this Court reiterated that the fact that the prosecution case rests on circumstantial evidence is not a valid ground to release the accused on ...
Whether bail granted on medical grounds can be sustained when the medical necessity is vague and non urgent -- Held, bail granted on medical grounds must be based on credible, spe ...
Whether Courts can assess the credibility of witnesses while deciding bail applications -- Held, Courts, while considering bail, should not assess the credibility of witnesses, as this function lies ...
While post-bail good conduct or the period of incarceration may be relevant considerations at the stage of continuing bail, they cannot cure the fundamental defects in an order granting bail which is ...
Whether celebrity status, social influence, and capacity to interfere with witnesses or tamper with evidence should be treated as mitigating or aggravating factors while considering bail applications ...
The A.K. Kraipak v. Union of India (1970) case marked another watershed moment by extending natural justice principles to administrative functions. The Supreme Court held that principles of natural ...
At the bail stage, courts are precluded from undertaking a detailed examination of evidence or rendering findings that touch upon the merits of the case. Only a prima facie assessment of the material ...
Whether jail superintendents and Prison Officials providing special or preferential treatment to accused persons within jail premises are liable for disciplinary action including suspension -- Held, ...
Whether delay in furnishing written grounds of arrest or alleged procedural lapses can constitute valid grounds for grant of bail in serious offences -- Held, constitutional and statutory framework ...
In a given case a delayed FIR will not matter. Merely because the FIR has been delayed a claim cannot be rejected but in the present case considering that all the available evidences points out ...