#evidence recording

Bombay HC quashes Sessions Court order denying evidence recording of a mentally ill accused under Section 391 CrPC. The ruling clarifies that appellate courts must consider medical evidence of mental illness when evaluating appeals, ensuring fair trial standards for vulnerable accused.

The Patna High Court granted provisional bail in a BNS firearm case, conditioning it on whether the petitioner’s testimony in a prior murder trial was recorded before or after the alleged offence. This establishes a new precedent: retaliatory FIRs triggered by pending litigation must be scrutinized through the lens of evidentiary timeline, not just motive, protecting accused persons from coercive prosecution.