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Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Accused in Extortion Case Due to Long Incarceration and Snail-Paced Trial. Delay in FIR and Lack of Evidence Weaken Prosecution Case Under Sections 364-A, 384, 385, 386, 387 IPC and Sections 3, 25 Arms Act.

The applicant, Mohammad Khalid Mukhtar Ahmed Shaikh, was accused No.1 in C.R. No.312 of 2020 registered with Bhiwandi City Police Station for offences...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Caste-Based Discrimination in Prison Manuals as Unconstitutional. Prison Rules Dividing Labour and Segregating Barracks by Caste Violate Articles 14, 15, 17, 21, and 23 of the Constitution.

The petitioner, Sukanya Shantha, a journalist, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking directions for the repeal of offendi...

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Bombay High Court Allows Bail Appeal in 2012 Pune Bomb Blasts Case Due to Inordinate Delay in Trial. Right to Speedy Trial Under Article 21 of the Constitution Overrides Statutory Restrictions Under Section 43-D(5) of UAPA.

The appellant, Munib Iqbal Memon, was arrested on 26 December 2012 in connection with five bomb blasts that occurred in Pune on 1 August 2012. The bla...

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Supreme Court Modifies Bail Conditions for Foreign Accused in NDPS Case: Embassy Certificate Condition Unworkable, GPS Tracking Violates Article 21. The court held that alternative conditions such as impounding passport and periodic reporting are sufficient to secure the accused's presence.

The appellant, a Nigerian national, was arrested on 21st May 2014 for offences under Sections 8, 22, 23, and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...

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Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Accused in 2012 Pune Bomb Blast Case Due to Long Pre-Trial Detention of Over 9 Years and Weak Evidence of Involvement. Prolonged detention without trial violates right to speedy trial under Article 21; bail granted under Section 21(4) of NIA Act.

The appellant, Munib Memon, was arrested in connection with the 2012 Pune bomb blast case (German Bakery blast) and had been in judicial custody for a...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Accepts Commission Report on Jail Conditions and Directs State to Construct New Jail Complex. Court Orders Separation of Undertrials from Convicts and Improvement of Medical Facilities in Prisons.

This judgment arises from a criminal writ petition concerning the conditions in jails in the State of Goa. The High Court of Bombay at Goa had earlier...