Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Madan B. Lokur on November 7 said that the courts in the country seem to have forgotten the basic principles of grant or refusal of bail.
Madan B. Lokur Terms Unwillingness Of Judiciary To Go Through Details Of Probe Agencies As “Most Unfortunate”
The former Judge termed the unwillingness of the judiciary to go through the details of probe agencies such as filing incomplete charge sheets and not providing documents as “most unfortunate.”
Madan B. Lokur said this in an interaction with PTI. He pointed out that the courts in the country should not be biased and suspicions arise when investigation gets dropped of a certain individual if he/she changes loyalties when it comes to politics.
In response to a query on denial of bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia, Madan B. Lokur said, “Generally speaking, the courts seem to have forgotten the basic principles of grant or refusal of bail. Nowadays, if a person is arrested, you can be rest assured that he will be in prison for a few months at least.”
“The police first arrest the person, then start a serious investigation. An incomplete charge sheet is filed followed by a supplementary charge sheet and documents are not furnished. This is most unfortunate and what is troubling is that some courts are not willing to see through this,” he added.