New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has granted 15 days of interim bail to an accused in a dowry death case to enable him to secure school admission for his minor daughter.In its order, a single-judge Bench of Justice Girish Kathpalia observed that interim bail was sought for a limited period to facilitate the child’s admission as the process would take about 10–15 days and the admission season had already commenced. Allowing the application, Justice Kathpalia took note of the su…
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New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has dismissed the bail application of a foreign national accused of possessing over 500 grams of heroin, holding that the rigours of Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act were attracted in the case. The accused, Chibuzor, was arrested in connection with FIR No. 578/2022 registered at Vikaspuri police station under Section 21 of the NDPS Act and Section 14 of the Foreigners Act.A single-judge Bench of Justice Girish …
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has dismissed the bail application of a man accused in a dowry death case, observing that the gravity of the offence and material on record did not warrant his release at this stage. A single-judge Bench of Justice Girish Kathpalia rejected the regular bail plea filed by the accused, Md. Shahnawaz, in connection with an FIR registered at Nabi Karim police station under Sections 304B, 498A, 201, and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Subsequently, th…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has flagged “serious concern” over inordinate delays in deciding bail pleas, observing that keeping such applications pending for long periods amounts to trauma for an incarcerated accused and violates fundamental rights. Granting regular bail to an accused in a 2021 murder case, a single-judge Bench of Justice Girish Kathpalia noted that the bail application had remained pending for 25 months before the trial court and continued to languish even…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has granted 90 days’ interim bail to a woman accused in a cheating and fraud case, to enable her to take care of her two‑year‑old ailing daughter.A single-judge Bench of Justice Girish Kathpalia observed that an infant of such tender age requires not only medical treatment but also the physical presence, comfort and care of the mother, which cannot be substituted.Justice Kathpalia was hearing the accused’s plea seeking interim bail in connect…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has granted 45 days of interim bail to an accused in a murder case to enable him to take care of his ailing wife and three minor children. In its order, a single-judge Bench of Justice Girish Kathpalia observed that the interim bail was sought for a limited period of 45 days on the ground that the applicant’s wife was required to undergo marsupialisation — a surgical procedure for treating vaginal cysts.Allowing the application, Justice Kathpalia…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) A Delhi High Court judge on Friday recused himself from hearing a plea filed by Congress MP Karti P. Chidambaram challenging a trial court order framing charges against him in the Chinese visa scam case, marking the third such recusal in the matter.The criminal revision petition was listed before Justice Girish Kathpalia, who declined to hear it, citing personal reasons. The development came after two other judges of the Delhi High Court — Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma …
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court dismissed the bail application of a man accused of sexually assaulting a minor girl, observing that at the stage of bail, the court cannot scrutinise the evidence and must keep in mind the severity of the offence.A single-judge Bench of Justice Girish Kathpalia rejected the regular bail application filed by the accused, who was booked in an FIR registered at Mehrauli police station for offences under Sections 376, 354, and 506 of the Indian Penal Code…