Decisions like the Watali judgment fit well with police strategies to isolate social activists contrary to law

Decisions like the Watali judgment fit well with police strategies to isolate social activists contrary to law

It is unjust that refusal of bail to Sudha Bharadwaj is based on inadmissible evidence

JULY 20, 2020 9:21:11 AM

The observation of the Court in Bharadwaj’s case that the decision as to whether a document is admissible in evidence or not will have to wait for the trial stage is unbelievable. Courts routinely exclude inadmissible documents or statements (such as hearsay) from consideration while deciding bail applications.