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MP High Court rules that once an illegal mining penalty is compounded and the seized vehicle released, custodial interrogation is unnecessary for anticipatory bail under BNSS. The decision reinforces that compoundable offences with no recovery requirements limit pre-trial detention, impacting mining violators facing FIRs post-compounding.
Sikkim High Court reinforces that revisional powers under Section 438 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) cannot be invoked to reassess concurrent findings of lower courts unless there is a manifest error or miscarriage of justice. The ruling underscores the limited scope of revisional jurisdiction, impacting appellate strategy in criminal cases.
The Telangana High Court held that trial courts must provide reasoned orders when rejecting bail applications under BNSS Section 438, as non-speaking orders undermine constitutional rights under Article 21. This ruling mandates procedural fairness even in minor offences, setting a precedent for judicial accountability in bail jurisprudence.
Tripura High Court dismisses a revision petition challenging interim maintenance, ruling that Section 438 of the BNSS (corresponding to Section 397 CrPC) prohibits such challenges while the main Section 125 CrPC proceeding is pending. The court emphasized that evidence of income must be presented before the Family Court, not through revision petitions.