The Supreme Court has expressed anguish on an order of the Superior Court of Madhya Pradesh that had the declaration of a convict for the suspension of the sentence could only be allowed when half of their sentence had been fulfilled. | Photo credit: Getty images
The Supreme Court has expressed anguish on an order of the Superior Court of Madhya Pradesh that had the declaration of a convict for the suspension of the sentence could only be allowed when half of their sentence had been fulfilled.
A Bank of Judges Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Buyan granted bail to a man and said that a bond should be given to a convict if there was no possibility that the conviction was heard in the near future in the higher courts due to a large agency or cases.
“We are surprised that the Superior Court has invented a new law proposal that has no base,” said the bank on April 17.
The Superior Court said that the Superior Court should have applied the law as it exists and that the petitioner should not have been forced to move before it by bail.
The order of the Superior Court said: “In view of the fact that contaminated currency notes have been recovered in the pocket of the appellant pants and there is no explanation for the same, no case is made for the granting of the suspension of the sentence and the concession of the bond.
He added: “The second request has been submitted … only less than two months of rejection of the first request. Consequently, it is clarified that the appellant can relive his prayer for the suspension of the sentence after undergoing a estison.” The Apex Court also tok is an exception to the courts of first instance and the superior courts that deny the bond to the accused in cases involving an ordinary violation of the law despite its various failures.
Published – April 18, 2025 4:36 PM IST