All posts tagged: Bail

TCS Nashik case: Hearing on Nida Khan`s bail plea deferred to June 12

TCS Nashik case: Hearing on Nida Khan`s bail plea deferred to June 12

A court in Nashik on Saturday deferred the hearing on the bail application of Nida Khan, an accused in the alleged sexual harassment and forced religious conversion case at Tata Consultancy Services` (TCS) Nashik unit, to June 12. Additional Sessions Judge KG Joshi (Nashik Road) adjourned the matter and scheduled the next hearing for June 12. The bail pleas filed by co-accused Danish Sheikh and Tausif Attar will also be heard on the same day, news agency PTI reported. Khan was arrested from Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and remanded in judicial custody on May 11. Her custody was later extended, and her bail plea was listed for hearing on Saturday. The development comes a day after the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case filed its second charge sheet before a Nashik court. According to officials, the latest charge sheet pertains to eight first information reports (FIRs) registered at Mumbai Naka Police Station under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The accused named in the charge sheet include Raza Rafiq Memon, Shahrukh Husain Shaukat Qureshi, …

TCS Nashik case: Hearing on Nida Khan’s bail plea deferred to June 12

TCS Nashik case: Hearing on Nida Khan’s bail plea deferred to June 12

Police personnel escort Nida Khan, the prime accused in the TCS Nashik case involving alleged sexual harassment and forced religious conversions. File | Photo Credit: PTI A court in Nashik on Saturday (May 30, 2026) deferred till June 12 the hearing on the bail application of Nida Khan, an accused in a case related to alleged sexual harassment and forcible religious conversion at the Nashik unit of TCS. Khan, who was arrested in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, had been remanded to judicial custody on May 11 until May 24. Her custody was subsequently extended, and the hearing on her bail plea had been scheduled for May 30. On Saturday (May 30, 2026), Additional Sessions Judge K.G. Joshi (Nashik Road) gave June 12 as the next date for hearing on the bail application. Along with Nida, the hearing on the bail applications of accused Danish Sheikh and Tausif Attar will also take place that day. The Maharashtra government had formed a special investigation team (SIT) after several women employees at the Nashik unit of the IT major made …

Vishal slams family of Pune Porsche accused for allegedly celebrating after bail: ‘You don’t deserve to rejoice’

Vishal slams family of Pune Porsche accused for allegedly celebrating after bail: ‘You don’t deserve to rejoice’

A viral video allegedly showed members of the accused Agarwal family in the 2024 Pune Porsche crash case celebrating after securing bail in the case, triggering widespread public outrage on social media. The Supreme Court in February granted bail to three accused in the Pune Porsche crash-linked evidence-tampering case, imposing strict conditions, including that they must not misuse their liberty. The case relates to a May 2024 incident in Pune, where two people were killed after a Porsche, allegedly driven rashly and negligently by a juvenile, rammed into them. Vishal has reacted to the video of Agarwal family dancing after bail. What Vishal said Tamil actor Vishal has now given a strong reaction to the video of the family celebrating. Taking to X, he wrote, “U didn’t win an Olympic medal, nor did u pass your college exams with distinction nor did you even do the least thing on this earth to make your shameless #agarwal family proud. U idiot #vedantagarwal U killed two budding IT engineers coz of your drunken driving. The system might …

Supreme Court refuses to cancel Swami Avimukteshwaranand’s anticipatory bail

Supreme Court refuses to cancel Swami Avimukteshwaranand’s anticipatory bail

The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday declined to interfere with the anticipatory bail granted to Jyotish Peeth Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and his disciple Mukundanand Giri in connection with a child sexual abuse complaint registered by the Uttar Pradesh Police. A Bench of Justices MM Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh dismissed the Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by spiritual leader Ashutosh Brahmachari Maharaj, who had challenged the Allahabad High Court’s order granting anticipatory bail to the accused, news agency IANS reported. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

CBI scans Giribala Singh’s Bhopal home after HC cancels anticipatory bail in Twisha case

CBI scans Giribala Singh’s Bhopal home after HC cancels anticipatory bail in Twisha case

A team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday carried out a 3D scanning of the Bhopal residence of retired judge Giribala Singh as part of its probe into the death of her daughter-in-law Twisha Sharma.  The CBI team, backed by heavy police force, reached Giribala Singh’s house in Katara Hills around 10:30 A.M. Local police barricaded the area and restricted public movement during the operation. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Madhya Pradesh High Court cancels bail of former judge Giribala Singh

Madhya Pradesh High Court cancels bail of former judge Giribala Singh

In a significant development, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed the anticipatory bail granted to former district judge Giribala Singh in connection with the dowry death case of her daughter-in-law, Twisha Sharma. The order, delivered on Wednesday, set aside the relief earlier extended by the lower court, through the May 15 order, observing that crucial materials from the case diary and witness statements had not been adequately considered before granting bail. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Twisha Sharma death case: Madhya Pradesh HC quashes anticipatory bail of retired judge Giribala Singh

Twisha Sharma death case: Madhya Pradesh HC quashes anticipatory bail of retired judge Giribala Singh

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail granted to retired Bhopal district judge Giribala Singh in the Twisha Sharma dowry harassment and death case, quashing an order by a local Bhopal court passed on May 15. The anticipatory bail had been granted to her by a Sessions court in Bhopal on May 15, just hours after an FIR was lodged by local police in the case, booking her and her son Samarth Singh, Twisha’s husband. A Single Bench of Justice Devnarayan Mishra issued the order, which had been reserved in the afternoon, late on Thursday (May 27, 2026) night, after hearing two petitions, one by Twisha’s father, Navnidhi Sharma and another by the State Government, challenging the bail granted to Ms. Singh. During the hearing on Thursday (May 27, 2026) Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Madhya Pradesh Government argued that “the manner in which anticipatory bail was obtained, creates doubt that the trial Court did not consider the aspect relevant for granting anticipatory bail”. “After granting bail, the respondent was making …

‘They are mocking common citizens,’ victim’s father seeks stricter laws, cancellation of bail

‘They are mocking common citizens,’ victim’s father seeks stricter laws, cancellation of bail

Public outrage has resurfaced in the 2024 Pune Porsche crash case after a viral video allegedly showed members of the accused Agarwal family celebrating following the Supreme Court’s decision to grant bail in the evidence tampering and crash case, as per ANI. Reacting sharply to the development, Suresh Koshta, father of victim Ashwini, said the celebrations reflected a complete lack of fear of law and accountability. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Madhya Pradesh High Court adjourns hearing on Giribala Singh’s anticipatory bail till May 27

Madhya Pradesh High Court adjourns hearing on Giribala Singh’s anticipatory bail till May 27

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday adjourned till May 27 the hearing on petitions challenging anticipatory bail granted to former judge Giribala Singh in the death case of model-turned-actor Twisha Sharma. Twisha’s family has accused her husband and in-laws of dowry harassment and suicide Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Supreme Court divided on UAPA bail as appeal for larger bench made before CJI

Supreme Court divided on UAPA bail as appeal for larger bench made before CJI

In an extraordinary institutional moment at the Supreme Court, a clash of judicial views between two coordinate benches over bail jurisprudence under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) spilled into the open on Friday, with one bench formally asking the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant to constitute a larger bench for an “authoritative resolution” of the law. The development came days after another two-judge bench criticised the January 5 judgment in the Delhi riots conspiracy case involving Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam. (ANI) A bench of justices Aravind Kumar and PB Varale, while hearing bail pleas by Delhi riots accused Tasleem Ahmed and Khalid Saifi, referred to the CJI the larger question of how the Supreme Court’s landmark three-judge ruling in Union of India Vs KA Najeeb (2021) ought to be applied in UAPA cases involving prolonged incarceration and delayed trials. The development came days after another two-judge bench – comprising justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan – openly criticised the January 5 judgment authored by Justice Kumar in the Delhi riots conspiracy …