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Supreme Court Monsoon Desk Brief

Analysis

Baarish, Benches and Bail

The Court’s Monsoon Session saw reduced Constitution Bench activity, bail orders for opposition leaders and suo moto cases

Gauri Kashyap

13th Oct 2024

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2024 Monsoon Session Review

The monsoon winds brought with them two Constitution Bench decisions, several suo moto cases and a shifting trend in PMLA bail jurisprudence

R. Sai Spandana

10th Oct 2024

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Senthil Balaji PMLA judgement summary

Analysis

Judgement Summary: Supreme Court grants bail to Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji in PMLA case

The SC found Balaji’s incarceration for 15 months without trial to be ‘unreasonable’, given the length of sentence for the alleged offence

Kevin Sebastian

30th Sep 2024

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PMLA bail

Analysis

In Prem Prakash, the Supreme Court takes another step away from Vijay Madanlal

By drawing on the ‘bail is rule, jail is exception’ proposition in a PMLA case again, the Court may have softened its 2022 interpretation

Kevin Sebastian

20th Sep 2024

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arrest

Analysis

Supreme Court grants bail to Arvind Kejriwal in CBI case; bench splits over the validity of arrest

Even as Justice Kant held that CBI complied with the conditions of arrest, Justice Bhuyan doubted the intent behind the timing of arrest

Sushovan Patnaik

13th Sep 2024

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Sisodia's

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“A game of snake and ladder”: Tracing Manish Sisodia’s 17-month journey to bail

We map out the CBI and ED investigations against former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia's alleged involvement in the Liquor Policy case

Sushovan Patnaik and Advay Vora

12th Aug 2024

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suo moto

Analysis

Special Benches and suo moto hearings

The sub-classification decision has dominated Supreme Court coverage but here’s a recap of other noteworthy developments in August so far

R. Sai Spandana

11th Aug 2024

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SC grants bail to Manish Sisodia

Analysis

Supreme Court says Sisodia deprived of right to speedy trial; grants bail

The Court took note of the 69,000 pages of evidence and 493 witnesses yet to be examined, and the inordinate delay in beginning trial

Gauri Kashyap

9th Aug 2024

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Bail

Analysis

Supreme Court directs state governments to address concerns surrounding the premature release of prisoners

In the hearing on bail policy reform, the Court also asked states to update information on the e-Prison module

Sushovan Patnaik

8th Aug 2024

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Analysis

Arvind Kejriwal withdraws plea challenging Delhi High Court’s interim stay order from Supreme Court

A Vacation Bench permitted the Delhi CM to file a fresh petition challenging the Delhi High Court’s stay

Advay Vora

26th Jun 2024

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Delhi High Court, Supreme Court, Kejriwal's Bail

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Won’t repeat High Court’s mistake, if any, Supreme Court says in Arvind Kejriwal’s Bail plea

The Supreme Court heard a challenge to the Delhi High Court’s interim stay on Arvind Kejriwal’s bail order by the trial court

Gauri Kashyap

24th Jun 2024

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Analysis

Case against former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren “fabricated”, petitioners argue

The Enforcement Directorate argued that CM Arvind Kejriwal's interim bail was granted on different circumstances that do not apply to Soren

Advay Vora

21st May 2024

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cases

Mukesh v State of Tripura

The petitioners withdrew the petition from the Supreme Court to approach the Tripura High Court in the case.

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