The Supreme Court today decided to examine an alleged new trend of denial of bail in high profile cases contrary to the settled judicial dictum which says “bail is the rule and jail an exception.”
A three-judge bench of justices Altamas Kabir, S S Nijjar and J Chelameshwar agreed to delve into the controversial issue after senior counsel Ranjit Kumar and Mukul Rohatgi complained that courts in recent times have been routinely rejecting bail in violation of Fundamental Right of Life and Personal Liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution
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