THE VERITY LIBERATE

 ~Preet The writer or the publisher has no rights to the image. The image is taken from  teestaaa.jpg In a world where there is a constant cry for the propagation of the idea of equality, it seems that preferential upliftment is actually being sought to be achieved, but such a bias in the criminal justice system conflicts with its very principle of it. The Supreme Court of India recently granted Teesta Setalvad interim release, declaring that "the remedy of interim bail is given to the appellant (Teesta) in the unusual conditions, including the fact that the appellant happens to be a girl." The Chief Justice of India further referred to a bail clause in the Code of Criminal Procedure CrPC that states that "being a woman is a conceivable cause for granting release, even when it cannot be considered otherwise." Section 437 of the Criminal Procedure Code addresses bail in case of non-bailable offences. According to it, a person shall not be released on bail if there is

~Preet. A Delhi court has granted bail to a former Congress (Political Party) councillor in a charge brought under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967 (UAPA) in connection with the 2020 anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, (CAA) rallies.  The CAA grants citizenship to six undocumented non-Muslim communities (Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians) who entered India on or before December 31, 2014, from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. It exempts members of the six communities from prosecution under the Foreigners Act of 1946 and the Passport Act of 1920. The two Acts outline the penalties for illegally entering the country and staying on expired visas and permits. The court granted release to the accused notwithstanding the prosecution's argument that there were limits inherent in Section 43D(5) of the UAPA, a clause that makes bail almost hard to award since it allows little opportunity for judicial reasoning. The defence contended that Section 4