"Insensitivity To Settled Law": Special Bomb Blast Court Criticised For Arbitrarily Denying Exemption From Appearance To Accused: Madras High Court

Case Details: The Madras High Court recently expressed dissatisfaction with the approach taken by the Special Court for Bomb Blast Cases in rejecting petitions filed by the accused under Section 317 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). These petitions sought exemptions from personal appearance due to ill-health, but the Special Court had been routinely rejecting such applications and issuing Non-Bailable Warrants (NBWs). The High Court intervened, recalling the NBW issued…