Justice Rohit Arya of the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on July 30 dispensed this unique condition for granting bail. Apart from tying the rakhi, the accused will also have to give gifts to the woman's children.
Gang rape survivor who was sent to jail as a result of an argument before the magistrate during recording of her statement has been granted bail on Friday.
In an unprecedented move, the Gujarat High Court has asked the Superintendent of Police to investigate and present a 14-year-old girl before the court.The girl allegedly had run away with a man for marriage.
Certain aspects of the FIR lodged, made the Bombay High Court yesterday (July 14) to grant bail to a 43-year-old man who had been accused of molesting his minor stepdaughter when she was 12-year-old.
A year after his arrest, Rajkumar Chaurasiya, held for the killing of his daughter for marrying against his wishes, has been granted bail recently by the Bombay High Court.
Poet and activist Varavara Rao, an accused in the Elgar Parishad- Maoist links case, approached the Bombay High Court yesterday (July 13), seeking temporary bail, owing to his deteriorating health and because of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic.
Today, the Supreme Court bench of Justices Mrs R. Banumathi, Ajay Rastogi and Aniruddha Bose dismissed a bail cancellation appeal by Singh’s son Hemant, saying that it was filed without any proper ground and the order of Delhi High Court was declared proper.
Courts have often shown their patriarchal mindsets while dealing with rape cases. A balance between the concerns of the victim and the rights of the accused would serve reformatory justice better.