By: PTI 8 Feb 2019 6:11 PM GMT The Gujarat High Court Friday granted anticipatory bail to social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand in the Rs 1.4 crore alleged fund embezzlement case related to their NGO Sabrang Trust. While allowing their anticipatory bail plea, Justice J B Pardiwala directed Setalvad and Anand to cooperate with the probe and appear before the investigating agency, the city crime branch, on February 15. In a word of caution, the judge said the state government can approach the court to get their bail cancelled if the couple does not cooperate in the investigation. The activist couple had moved the high court in May last year after a lower court rejected their anticipatory bail plea in the alleged fund embezzlement case. The duo had moved the lower court following an FIR lodged against them on March 30 last year by the complainant Raees Khan Pathan, a former aide of Setalvad. Pathan had lodged a complaint against the duo and some … [Read more...] about Sabrang Trust Case: Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand Gets Anticipatory Bail [Read Order]
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Sabrang Trust Case: Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand Gets Anticipatory Bail
By: PTI 8 Feb 2019 6:11 PM GMT The Gujarat High Court Friday granted anticipatory bail to social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand in the Rs 1.4 crore alleged fund embezzlement case related to their NGO Sabrang Trust. While allowing their anticipatory bail plea, Justice J B Pardiwala directed Setalvad and Anand to cooperate with the probe and appear before the investigating agency, the city crime branch, on February 15. In a word of caution, the judge said the state government can approach the court to get their bail cancelled if the couple does not cooperate in the investigation. The activist couple had moved the high court in May last year after a lower court rejected their anticipatory bail plea in the alleged fund embezzlement case. The duo had moved the lower court following an FIR lodged against them on March 30 last year by the complainant Raees Khan Pathan, a former aide of Setalvad. Pathan had lodged a complaint against the duo and some … [Read more...] about Sabrang Trust Case: Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand Gets Anticipatory Bail
Speech Made To Incite Violence In The Name Of Lord Ayyappa: Kerala HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To Film Actor [Read Order]
By: ashok kini 2019-01-13T19:25:19+05:30 “Just as liberty is precious to the petitioner, so is the society’s interest in maintenance of peace, law and order. Both are equally important.” The Kerala High Court, last Thursday, rejected anticipatory bail plea of film actor Kollam Thulasi who made grossly derogatory and violence inciting speech against women who are desirous of entering the Sabarimala Temple. During a meeting held in to protest against Sabarimala verdict allowing young women to enter the shrine, Thulasi, had exhorted the people to rip those women, who dared to visit the Temple, into two pieces and to send one piece to the office of the Chief Minister and the other piece to Delhi, apparently to the Supreme Court. He also made derogatory remarks against the judges of the Supreme Court who rendered the verdict. Seeking anticipatory bail, he approached the High Court and his council submitted that his client who is 70 year old citizen, … [Read more...] about Speech Made To Incite Violence In The Name Of Lord Ayyappa: Kerala HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To Film Actor [Read Order]
Court Not Denuded Of Power To Look Into Anticipatory Bail Plea In Cases Under SC/ ST Act: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]
Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: akanksha jain December 24, 2018 12:43 pm Change Font Size The Calcutta High Court has held that despite the recent amendment providing against the applicability of Section 438 CrPC (anticipatory bail) to cases under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Act (atrocities against members of SC/ST), a court is not denuded of its power to look into the anticipatory bail petition of a person accused of having committed an offence under Section 3 of the Act without indicating the nature of the offence. A bench of Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Surva Ghosh said a court has to assess whether the accusations constitute an offence under the Act and if the question is answered in the affirmative, the high court or the court of sessions will proceed no further with the petition as the embargo under Section 18 of the Act (Section 438 of the Code not to apply to persons committing an offence under the Act) would have fallen … [Read more...] about Court Not Denuded Of Power To Look Into Anticipatory Bail Plea In Cases Under SC/ ST Act: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]
The #MeToo Movement: Mumbai session court rejects Alok Nath’s anticipatory bail plea
The #Metoo Movement encouraged a lot of victims to raise their voice against the sexual predators. In the wake of same, screenwriter and producer Vinta Nanda pressed sexual harassment and rape charges on Alok Nath. In order to avoid the arrest, Alok Nath applied for anticipatory bail recently at the Dindoshi Sessions Court, but according to latest reports the plea has been rejected by the Mumbai’s Sessions Court. Reportedly, now the judiciary and the police can arrest Alok Nath as per the law when required. When the actor was served with the legal notice, he reportedly went out of reach. He didn’t even appear in front of CINTAA irrespective of numerous warnings. He was being called to present his side of the story in front of the board, but since he failed to do so, he has been ousted. This all started when Vinta Nanda took it to her social media handle penning the horrific account of sexual harassment. She didn’t directly name Alok Nath but used the term … [Read more...] about The #MeToo Movement: Mumbai session court rejects Alok Nath’s anticipatory bail plea