New Delhi: In cases of serious offences such as murder, a court cannot grant bail casually without considering the pros and cons of releasing the accused, the Supreme Court has said.
Citing earlier rulings of the court, a Bench consisting of Justices Arijit Pasayat and P. Sathasivam said factors such as the nature of accusation, severity of punishment, reasonable apprehension of the accused tampering with evidence and prima facie satisfaction of the court should be considered while granting bail.
The Bench was quashing bail granted by the Allahabad High Court to a man sentenced to life imprisonment in a murder case.
The accused had sought bail on the ground that a decision on his appeal against the award of death sentence in the case would take a long time. — PTI
THE HINDU; Friday, Mar 21, 2008
About Me
- Kamal Kumar Pandey (Adv. Supreme Court of India)
- Lawyer Practising at Supreme Court of India. Court Experience: Criminal, Civil & PIL (related to Property, Tax, Custom & Duties, MVAC, insurance, I.P.R., Copyrights & Trademarks, Partnerships, Labour Disputes, etc.) Socio-Legal: Child Rights, Mid Day Meal Programme, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan, Women Rights, Against Female Foeticide, P.R.Is, Bonded Labour, Child labour, Child marriage, Domestic violence, Legal Literacy, HIV/AIDS, etc. Worked for Legal Aid/Advise/Awareness/Training/Empowerment/Interventions/Training & Sensitisation.
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