'Failure of Duty': DGP Directed to Inquire into Why Women Accused of Bailable Offence Were Kept in Custody for 43 Days: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has strongly condemned the mechanical and casual handling of bail applications by subordinate courts in a case involving two women, Meetu Pareek and another, who were kept in judicial custody for 43 days in a case where the alleged offences were bailable in nature. Justice Anil Kumar Upman, expressing anguish and regret, observed that such custody was a direct violation of personal liberty, which is a…
