House arrest can be ordered on basis of accused s age, health, antecedents: SC
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New Delhi, May 12 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday said legislatures can ponder over utility of house arrest in post-conviction cases as a measure for problem of overcrowding in prisons.
In a 206-page judgement, a bench comprising Justices U.U. Lalit and K.M. Joseph said: We observe that under Section 167 (of the CrPC) in appropriate cases, it will be open to courts to order house arrest. As to its employment, without being exhaustive, we may indicate criteria like age, health condition and the antecedents of the accused, the nature of the crime, the need for other forms of custody and the ability to enforce the terms of the house arrest.
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, March 15, agreed to hear activist Gautam Navlakha’s petition on March 22 challenging the Bombay high court’s ruling that rejected his plea for ‘default bail’, reported
Navlakha had petitioned the Bombay high court in February on the grounds that he was eligible for bail since the 34-day period period he had spent under house arrest in 2018 could be termed as judicial custody.
The Supreme Court observed that the time period for investigation specified under Section 167 of the Code of Criminal Procedure cannot be extended by seeking to file supplementary charge sheet qua.
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