Delay in Granting Prosecution Sanction Cannot Justify Continued Custody; Bail Granted in Corruption Case: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has delivered an important judgment emphasizing that delays in granting prosecution sanction cannot be used as a reason to continue a person's detention in a corruption case. The Court set aside the Allahabad High Court's refusal of bail and clarified that administrative delays should not infringe on an individual's liberty. The case began with an FIR registered on December 9, 2025, at Police Station Adarsh Mandi in…