Allahabad HC Releases Man Jailed For 11 Months Following NBW In State's Appeal Against Acquittal Sans Producing Him In HC, Calls His Custody Illegal

The Allahabad High Court recently released a man on bail noting that he was arrested (and not produced before the HC) pursuant to the issuance of Non-Bailable Warrants by the HC while the State's appeal against his acquittal in a criminal case was pending before the HC. Calling the accused-respondent's custody 'illegal' and his arrest 'groundless', the bench of Justice Arvind Singh Sangwan...