The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed an order of the Allahabad High Court stating that apprehension of loss of life as a result of Kovid-19 epidemic is a legitimate foundation for anticipatory bail, Live Law reported.
A go away bench of Justices Vineet Saran and BR Gavai mentioned, “The court cannot consider the comments while considering bail and they will consider the facts and circumstances on the case.”
The apex courtroom additionally appointed senior advocate V Giri as amicus curiae to help the courtroom’s choice on the bigger problem of whether or not Kovid-19 could possibly be the premise for granting anticipatory bail.
The order comes after listening to the arguments of the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, showing for the state of Uttar Pradesh, who moved the Supreme Court to problem the “broad observations” of the High Court.
The state had submitted that there have been 130 felony circumstances towards the applicant looking for anticipatory bail. Subsequently, the Bench ordered that the Allahabad High Court ruling can’t be used as a precedent for granting anticipatory bail, urging the courts to think about the person details and circumstances in such circumstances.
On 10 May, the Allahabad HC noticed that apprehension of loss of life because of an epidemic is a legitimate foundation for granting anticipatory bail. The courtroom made this comment whereas listening to the case of 1 Prateek Jain, who was going through attainable arrest in a case of dishonest and dishonest.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
