Covid-19 Bail

A sessions court in Mumbai on Tuesday denied anticipatory bail to former Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar in connection with an alleged scam in the purchase of body bags for Covid-19 victims.

More than 1,700 undertrial prisoners and convicts, who were granted emergency bail or parole during the COVID-19 pandemic, have returned to Delhi's jails after the Supreme Court directed them to surrender, officials said on Saturday.

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to four men, who were arrested for allegedly hoarding and selling at exorbitant rates life-saving medicines to treat COVID-19 patients during the second wave of the pandemic.

The Delhi High Court Thursday said it was not inclined to entertain a plea seeking extension of emergency parole of prisoners who are above the age of 65 and prone to COVID-19 infection due to some ailments and medical conditions

A court in Delhi today granted bail to seven accused in a murder case related to the north-east Delhi violence, saying they cannot be incarcerated till the conclusion of trial which is likely to be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Anticipatory bail cannot be granted on grounds of fear of death due to COVID-19, the Supreme Court said Tuesday afternoon, saying it had to be decided on the merits of each case and staying an Allahabad High Court order on the subject.

A leading Bangladesh reporter critical of the government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic was released on bail on Sunday and vowed to "continue my journalism", after her detention sparked days of nationwide protests.

A Delhi Court has refused to grant bail to a man arrested for allegedly hoarding and black marketing huge quantities of life-saving oxygen concentrators, saying that such acts are affecting the public at large during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Uttar Pradesh government has approached the Supreme Court against a general order on anticipatory bail due to COVID-19 that was passed by the Allahabad High Court last week

A Delhi Court today dismissed the anticipatory bail application of businessman Navneet Kalra in connection with allegedly black marketing oxygen concentrators, saying that allegations against him are serious.

Taking note of an "unprecedented surge" in Covid cases, the Supreme Court today passed directions for decongestion of prisons and ordered forthwith release of all those prisoners who were granted bail or parole last year in view of the pandemic.

A Delhi court on Wednesday granted bail to a doctor Khush Bihari Parashar, who was arrested on September 3 on the allegation of being involved in issuance of fake COVID-19 test reports on the letterheads of some reputed labs.

The Premier League's earlier bailout plan was rejected by EFL chiefs, who said that it was insufficient and insisted outfits in the second-tier Championship should also be included in any offer.

The Supreme Court Thursday stayed a Delhi High Court order which had directed all undertrial prisoners whose bail period was extended due to the COVID-19 lockdown to surrender in a phased manner between November 2-13.

The Delhi High Court today observed that its blanket order extending interim bails and paroles granted to prisoners in view of the COVID-19 pandemic should come to an end as the number of infected persons in jails here was only three.

A sessions court in Mumbai on Tuesday denied anticipatory bail to former Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar in connection with an alleged scam in the purchase of body bags for Covid-19 victims.

More than 1,700 undertrial prisoners and convicts, who were granted emergency bail or parole during the COVID-19 pandemic, have returned to Delhi's jails after the Supreme Court directed them to surrender, officials said on Saturday.

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to four men, who were arrested for allegedly hoarding and selling at exorbitant rates life-saving medicines to treat COVID-19 patients during the second wave of the pandemic.

The Delhi High Court Thursday said it was not inclined to entertain a plea seeking extension of emergency parole of prisoners who are above the age of 65 and prone to COVID-19 infection due to some ailments and medical conditions

A court in Delhi today granted bail to seven accused in a murder case related to the north-east Delhi violence, saying they cannot be incarcerated till the conclusion of trial which is likely to be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Anticipatory bail cannot be granted on grounds of fear of death due to COVID-19, the Supreme Court said Tuesday afternoon, saying it had to be decided on the merits of each case and staying an Allahabad High Court order on the subject.

A leading Bangladesh reporter critical of the government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic was released on bail on Sunday and vowed to "continue my journalism", after her detention sparked days of nationwide protests.

A Delhi Court has refused to grant bail to a man arrested for allegedly hoarding and black marketing huge quantities of life-saving oxygen concentrators, saying that such acts are affecting the public at large during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Uttar Pradesh government has approached the Supreme Court against a general order on anticipatory bail due to COVID-19 that was passed by the Allahabad High Court last week

A Delhi Court today dismissed the anticipatory bail application of businessman Navneet Kalra in connection with allegedly black marketing oxygen concentrators, saying that allegations against him are serious.

Taking note of an "unprecedented surge" in Covid cases, the Supreme Court today passed directions for decongestion of prisons and ordered forthwith release of all those prisoners who were granted bail or parole last year in view of the pandemic.

A Delhi court on Wednesday granted bail to a doctor Khush Bihari Parashar, who was arrested on September 3 on the allegation of being involved in issuance of fake COVID-19 test reports on the letterheads of some reputed labs.

The Premier League's earlier bailout plan was rejected by EFL chiefs, who said that it was insufficient and insisted outfits in the second-tier Championship should also be included in any offer.

The Supreme Court Thursday stayed a Delhi High Court order which had directed all undertrial prisoners whose bail period was extended due to the COVID-19 lockdown to surrender in a phased manner between November 2-13.

The Delhi High Court today observed that its blanket order extending interim bails and paroles granted to prisoners in view of the COVID-19 pandemic should come to an end as the number of infected persons in jails here was only three.