Non-Bailable Warrants Shouldn't Be Issued Unless Accused Charged With Heinous Crime Is Likely To Abscond Or Destroy Evidence: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, in a judgment delivered on May 1, cautioned against the routine issuance of non-bailable warrants. The Court said that non-bailalbe warrants not be issued unless the accused is charged with a heinous crime, and is likely to evade the process of law or tamper/destroy evidence. “While there are no comprehensive set of guidelines for the issuance of nonbailable warrants,...