The Supreme Court on Monday clarified that an accused does not have an unqualified right to have an advocate continuously present throughout police interrogation, holding that Section 38 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) only guarantees the right to meet a lawyer during interrogation and not the lawyer's uninterrupted physical presence.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled the bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi, one of the accused in the alleged murder of her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi, during their honeymoon in Meghalaya last year. The apex court held that she was not entitled to bail and directed her to surrender before the trial court within.
Appearing for the Meghalaya government, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta contended that Sonam Raghuvanshi was fully aware of the reasons for her arrest and that the mention of Section 403 instead of Section 103 in the arrest memo was merely a typographical error.
Responding to this, the bench stated, "We are not granting regular bail. We will consider it only if we are satisfied that it is necessary on medical grounds. Let the medical report come first."
A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana also cautioned against politicising the issue, observing that courts were concerned only with ensuring a fair investigation into the alleged commission of a crime.
A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana dismissed the Centre's special leave petition (SLP) challenging the Delhi High Court verdict.
In March, a heartbreaking news came from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh: a four-year-old girl was raped and denied treatment in her critical condition, ultimately leading to her death. The case involved the accused luring the girl with the promise of chocolates, raping her, and then fleeing. Upon searching, the family found her in a critical condition,.
