{"id":322137,"date":"2025-11-27T21:08:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T21:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/som2nynetwork.com\/uncategorized\/the-imbalance-of-power-the-contours-of-the-right-to-receive-bail\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T21:08:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T21:08:56","slug":"the-imbalance-of-power-the-contours-of-the-right-to-receive-bail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/som2nynetwork.com\/?p=322137","title":{"rendered":"The (Im)Balance of Power: The contours of the right to receive bail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body-4270808555831630185\" itemprop=\"description articleBody\">\n<span lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;\"><i>(This is a guest post by\u00a0<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><i><b>Rasveen K. Kapoor<\/b>. Rasveen is a student at Indore Institute of Law).\u00a0<\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi3YBkYmWL-JHcGc3aVbtE1GPpuI-K8UsRABCBYkYtD-nyUwA6cQiKzLrHhdDQpYAWolhdyzomHrioslxjwvkAW1fx0lXKsi08Z5jTivx1ChLkCu0vQgIQ3MyYpu4ZTMS7wCHPJMRqLqi9t\/s1014\/comica1607276684537__01__01.png\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"914\" data-original-width=\"1014\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi3YBkYmWL-JHcGc3aVbtE1GPpuI-K8UsRABCBYkYtD-nyUwA6cQiKzLrHhdDQpYAWolhdyzomHrioslxjwvkAW1fx0lXKsi08Z5jTivx1ChLkCu0vQgIQ3MyYpu4ZTMS7wCHPJMRqLqi9t\/s320\/comica1607276684537__01__01.png\" width=\"320\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Arnab Goswami || Siddique Kapan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;\"><span lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Georgia&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">\u201c<i>A man of courage never needs<br \/>\nweapons, but he may need Bail<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: right;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: right;\"><span lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Georgia&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">\u2013<br \/>\nLewis Mumford, American historian<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Georgia&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">It<br \/>\nis the sacrosanct obligation of all concerned with the justice dispensation<br \/>\nsystem to ensure that the administration of criminal justice remains effective<br \/>\nand meaningful. Literally, the expression &#8216;bail&#8217; denotes a security for<br \/>\nappearance of a prisoner for his release. <u>Bail<\/u> is a grant of conditional<br \/>\nliberty to an accused who assures or on whose behalf assurance is given that he<br \/>\nwould be present at the trial. It is imperative to note that the very idea of<br \/>\nbail emerges from an assumption, of the accusatorial framework, i.e. <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">innocent till proven guilty.<\/i><\/b> <o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Georgia&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">As<br \/>\nrecognized by the English jurist, William Blackstone, <b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">\u201cit is better that ten guilty<br \/>\npersons escape, than that one innocent suffer.\u201d<\/i><\/b> <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span>An incalculable wrong is done to an innocent<br \/>\nperson who spends even a single day in prison. From the date of recording of an<br \/>\nFIR till consummation of the trial process and the case decision, the law<br \/>\ncontains different arrangements to release an accused on bail. Through multiple<br \/>\ndecisions, the Supreme Court of India has held that bail is a privilege and is<br \/>\nsignificant in a democratic republic, until he is demonstrated liable through a<br \/>\nfair trial process.<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Georgia&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">A<br \/>\nMathura court on November 13<sup>th<\/sup>\u2019 2020, dismissed the bail plea of<br \/>\nthree persons, booked on charges of sedition and terrorism after their arrest<br \/>\nin Mathura along with a Kerala journalist namely, Siddique Kappan \u2013 who was on<br \/>\nhis way to Hathras village to meet the family of a Dalit woman who died after being<br \/>\nbrutally gang raped. <o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Georgia&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">This<br \/>\ndenial of bail must be examined in context with the speed with which Arnab<br \/>\nGoswami received bail, after just a single hearing in the Supreme Court. The<br \/>\nspeedy hearing and the grant of bail to Arnab Goswami has rekindled the moot<br \/>\nquestion regarding the selective treatment of the high and the mighty &#8211; \u201cWhether<br \/>\nthe privilege to fundamental rights is only a prerogative of the riches\u201d?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Georgia&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">When<br \/>\nbail is refused, it is a restriction on personal liberty of the individual<br \/>\nguaranteed by Art.21 of the Constitution and therefore such refusal must be<br \/>\nrare. Where delays in the disposal of criminal proceedings take place, the<br \/>\naccused ought not to be kept in custody for an inordinately long time and must<br \/>\nbe released on bail except when under extremely rare circumstances it is not<br \/>\npossible to do so. <o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Georgia&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Personal<br \/>\nliberty is recognised significantly in the constitutional framework under<br \/>\nArticle 21. While considering bail applications of the accused, it is important<br \/>\nthat the courts balance considerations of personal liberty and the interests of<br \/>\nthe general public, thereby paving a way for judicial discretion in matters of<br \/>\nbail.<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Georgia&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span>It is the solemn duty of the court to decide<br \/>\nthe bail applications at the earliest by a reasoned order, based on the <i>bona<br \/>\nfides<\/i> of the applicant in light of prevailing facts and circumstances. The<br \/>\nHon\u2019ble Supreme Court in the matter of <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">State<br \/>\nof Maharashtra vs. Sitaram Popat Vital<a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/varun\/Downloads\/Article%2021%20vis%20a%20vis%20Right%20to%20bail%20(1).docx#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\" style=\"mso-footnote-id: ftn1;\" title=\"\"\/><\/i><br \/>\nhas stated certain points to be considered before granting bail, namely:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;\">The<br \/>\nnature of accusation and the severity of punishment in case of conviction and<br \/>\nthe nature of supporting evidence<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;\">Reasonable<br \/>\napprehension of tampering of the witness or apprehension of threat to the<br \/>\ncomplainant<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;\">Prima<br \/>\nfacie satisfaction of the Court in support of the charge.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><!--[if !supportLists]--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Georgia&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">The<br \/>\nSupreme Court had time and again stated that bail is the rule and committal to<br \/>\njail is an exception. Refusal of bail is a restriction on the personal liberty<br \/>\nof the individual guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. <o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Georgia&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">The<br \/>\nHon&#8217;ble Supreme Court in the matter of <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">Prahlad<br \/>\nSingh Bhati vs. N.C.T. Delhi and Ors<a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/varun\/Downloads\/Article%2021%20vis%20a%20vis%20Right%20to%20bail%20(1).docx#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\" style=\"mso-footnote-id: ftn2;\" title=\"\"\/><\/i><br \/>\nhas mentioned some relevant grounds that play a vital role in deciding the bail<br \/>\napplications being, the possibility for repetition of crime, the time lag<br \/>\nbetween the date of occurrence and the conclusion of the trial, illegal<br \/>\ndetention, and undue delay in the trial of the case. <o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Georgia&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">It<br \/>\nhas been regarded by the Hon\u2019ble Supreme Court in the case <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">Babu Singh and Ors. V. State of U.P.<\/i> <a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/varun\/Downloads\/Article%2021%20vis%20a%20vis%20Right%20to%20bail%20(1).docx#_ftn3\" name=\"_ftnref3\" style=\"mso-footnote-id: ftn3;\" title=\"\"\/> that,<br \/>\ndeprivation of personal liberty by refusal of bail applications blurs the great<br \/>\ntrust exercisable as on the part of the judiciary as an institution, not<br \/>\ncasually but judicially, with lively concern for the cost to the individual and<br \/>\ncommunity. Personal liberty of an accused or convict is fundamental, and<br \/>\nshouldn\u2019t be subjected to suffering lawful eclipse in terms of the procedure<br \/>\nestablished by law.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Georgia&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">In<br \/>\nall these cases, the common condition attached is that the person released on<br \/>\nbail will be brought before the court on demand. Other conditions may be<br \/>\nimposed as may be deemed appropriate. It may be stated in passing that in the<br \/>\nevent of delivering custody to the state by way of refusal of bail to the<br \/>\naccused or his surety the court may set out other conditions for the benefit<br \/>\nand enjoyment of liberty by the accused. <o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Georgia&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Legislative<br \/>\nprescriptions governing inmates in prison may be said to be serving this end.<br \/>\nThese regulations have to be in conformity with the themes of such human<br \/>\ndignity as are now being expounded by the court as a part of human rights<br \/>\njurisprudence in general and personal liberty in particular.<a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/varun\/Downloads\/Article%2021%20vis%20a%20vis%20Right%20to%20bail%20(1).docx#_ftn4\" name=\"_ftnref4\" style=\"mso-footnote-id: ftn4;\" title=\"\"\/><o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Georgia&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Passionate<br \/>\npleas for personal liberty are often being made while seeking release of an<br \/>\naccused person in pre-trial cases. This approach is expressive of the conscious<br \/>\nassertion to protect the individual rights. The pre-emptive rule of \u201c<b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">Bail Not Jail\u201d <\/b>as regarded in<b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"> <\/b><i>Khemlo Sakharam Sawant v. State of<br \/>\nMaharashtra<\/i><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/varun\/Downloads\/Article%2021%20vis%20a%20vis%20Right%20to%20bail%20(1).docx#_ftn5\" name=\"_ftnref5\" style=\"mso-footnote-id: ftn5;\" title=\"\"\/><br \/>\n, <i>vis-a-vis<\/i> Article 21 should not be ignored. Though judicial discretion<br \/>\nin matters of granting bail is imperative, but selective treatment by judiciary<br \/>\nin matters of personal liberty dwindles the very faith of an individual in the<br \/>\ncredibility of judiciary as an institution.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(This is a guest post by\u00a0Rasveen K. Kapoor. Rasveen is a student at Indore Institute of Law).\u00a0\u00a0 Arnab Goswami || Siddique Kapan \u201cA man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need Bail.\u201d\u00a0 \u2013 Lewis Mumford, American historian It is the sacrosanct obligation of all concerned with the justice dispensation system to ensure that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":322138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[104302,149055,149551,125506],"tags":[34371,149552,125507,1783,11286],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-322137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article-21","category-bail","category-criminal-justice-system","category-rule-of-law","tag-bail","tag-contours","tag-imbalance","tag-power","tag-receive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The (Im)Balance of Power: The contours of the right to receive bail - Som2ny Network<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/som2nynetwork.com\/?p=322137\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The (Im)Balance of Power: The contours of the right to receive bail - Som2ny Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"(This is a guest post by\u00a0Rasveen K. 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