"The criminal justice system of ours can itself be a punishment," said the Court while adding that it did not take more than ten minutes to find that no criminal case was made out against the accused in the 1993 case.
The Supreme Court on Friday issued directions to streamline bail applications that reach the appellate stages, to prevent anomalies that could mislead the court or result in conflicting bail orders.
The Supreme Court ruled that the Kerala Governor, being the ex-officio Chancellor of Kannur University, is not bound by the advice of the State's Ministers when it comes to appointing Vice-Chancellors to University.