Supreme Court frowns upon prisoners frequently invoking Article 21 to seek bail

The Court remarked that grant of bail would depend on facts of each case and there cannot be a straitjacket formula for bail if the person is behind bars after being remanded or convicted following due process of law.
Prisons and Supreme Court
Prisons and Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the frequent invocation of fundamental right to life under Article 21 as a ground to claim bail by persons incarcerated in jails [Rohee Tangappan Joseph @ Rohi @ Satish Kalya @ Sir Shekhar Kumar v Central Bureau of Investigation and anr]

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