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Allahabad High Court allows single personal bond and two sureties to suffice for bail in multiple cases under BNS, easing burden on accused.
The Kerala High Court struck down a bail condition requiring the accused's father to serve as a surety, affirming that such familial mandates violate the principle of non-onerous conditions under BNS Section 483 and Supreme Court precedent in Moti Ram. This ruling protects accused persons from discriminatory, non-statutory bail requirements and reinforces that surety rules must be neutral, rational, and not tied to familial status.
Calcutta High Court sets aside Rs. 50 lakh surety bond and property valuation conditions in an NDPS case, ruling that bail terms must be realistic for ordinary citizens to prevent Article 21 violations. The judgment reinforces that liberty cannot be made illusory through financially onerous or impractical conditions.
Kerala High Court holds that imposing close relative as surety violates bail principles; permits accused to offer solvent sureties of choice under Section 528 BNSS.