Supreme Court frustrated by MP HC’s refusal to bail

The Supreme Court expressed pain to the order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which permits the offence of sentence only when half of the sentence is sentenced. |Picture source: Getty Images

The Supreme Court expressed pain to the order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which permits the offence of sentence only when half of the sentence is sentenced.

Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan granted a man bail and said that if there is no chance to be heard in the High Court due to the huge case, the offender should be released.

“We are surprised that the High Court has invented a new legal claim without basis,” the judge said on April 17.

The Supreme Court said the High Court should apply the law and therefore the petitioner should not be forced to move before bail.

The High Court Order said: “In view of the fact that contaminated currency notes have been recovered from the appellant’s bags and there is no explanation for this, no case allows for a moratorium on judgment and bail.

It added: “The second application has been filed…the first application in less than two months. Therefore, it was clarified that the appellant could resume his prayers after receiving half of the sentence, including probation, to suspend the sentence.” The Supreme Court also had exceptions to the Trial Court and the High Court, which refused the defendants bail in cases involving ordinary law despite multiple rulings.