Citation : 2002 Local Law (CG) 48 In a careful exercise of judicial discretion, the Chhattisgarh High Court on October 2, 2002, granted limited anticipatory bail to four relatives accused in Crime No. 705/2001, registered at Civil Lines Police Station, Raipur. The bench, led by Justice Prakash Chandra Naik, made the order after weighing investigative…
Citation : 2001 Local Law (CG) 105 The Chhattisgarh High Court has allowed two petitions and ordered the release on bail of the accused in M.Cr.C. Nos. 1226 and 2187 of 2001 after finding that both trial courts had improperly refused bail despite delays in concluding the trial. The bench noted that more than 60…
Citation : 2001 Local Law (CG) 70 The Chhattisgarh High Court, speaking through Justice R.S. Garg, has set a clear rule for criminal trials: statements recorded during an inquest under Section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure are previous statements and, subject to limited exceptions, must be produced to the accused. The court found…
Citation : 2001 Local Law (CG) 111 The Chhattisgarh High Court withdraws interim bail orders, warns applicants and lower court, In a firm ruling that clarifies the limits of anticipatory bail, Justice R.S. Garg of the Chhattisgarh High Court has vacated interim protective orders previously granted to several accused and has begun proceedings to examine…
Citation : 2001 Local Law (CG) 64 The Chhattisgarh High Court has set aside interim bail orders and dismissed two miscellaneous criminal petitions after finding that several applicants and a lower court tried to short-circuit the legal process. The court’s strongly worded order, delivered in July 2001, rescinded ad-interim anticipatory bail granted in February and…
Citation : 2001 Local Law (CG) 23 The Chhattisgarh High Court has clarified how the 60-day bail provision in Section 437(6) of the Code of Criminal Procedure should be calculated, ruling that the statutory period runs from the first date fixed for actually taking evidence, not from the earlier hearing that merely sets that date….
The Chhattisgarh High Court has dismissed a misc. criminal petition seeking bail under Section 437(6) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, but left the door open for the applicant to renew the plea once the statutory period has clearly elapsed. The applicant argued that because the charge sheet was framed on November 28, 2000, and…