Court Grants to Bail, Maintain Old Panel Of Advocates For At Least Six Weeks After Govt Change To Avoid Adjournments: Supreme Court To States/UTs

In a recent development, the Supreme Court of India granted bail to Sachin Kumar in Criminal Appeal No. 1843 of 2024 arising from S.L.P. (Criminal) No. 16513/2023. The appeal pertained to charges under Sections 420, 409, and 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, along with Sections 3, 4, 6, 9, and 10 of the Uttar Pradesh Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 1988. The court, after hearing arguments…