Sarthak Gupta

The Union’s approach to defer bail pleas by a year was rejected by the Bench, paving the way for bail under the stringent statute

The UAPA reference on the face of it has to only weigh the liberty consideration. Five years worth of cases suggest more nuances

Revisiting the Nithari killings and the Supreme Court’s curative turn

By denying bail to Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, the Supreme Court could have precipitated a doctrinal shift with implications for undertrials

As the Supreme Court considers the bail plea of Umar Khalid, here’s a ready-reckoner of relevant verdicts from the last couple of years

The selective reading of liberty in UAPA and PMLA cases hinges on the accused’s identity. A ‘Khalid Test’ could offer a course correction