Delhi riots: Provisions Of Law Not To Be Debated In Bail Matters, Says Supreme Court

The top court observed that bail matters are argued at length before the courts despite the fact that time is limited now a days and it proposes to hear these appeals for not more than a couple of hours.

Indicating its reluctance to consider the aspect of cancellation of bail granted to three student activists in a case of north-east Delhi riots, the Supreme Court on Thursday also termed as troubling that bail petitions are being argued at length debating the provisons of law. A bench of Justices S K Kaul and Hemant Gupta, which was hearing the appeals filed by police against the Delhi High Court judgements granting bail to three students, asked whether the police was aggrieved by grant of bail or interpretation and observations in the verdicts. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the police, said they are aggrieved on both the issues and they would try to convince the top court on these aspects. "Very unlikely, but you can try," the bench told Mehta, indicating its reservation to go into the aspect of cancellation of bail of the three accused who were booked under stringent anti-terror law -- Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).