"Normally, Bail Should Not Be Paused": Supreme Court's Big Ruling

Parvinder Singh Khurana, an accused in a money laundering case, had approached the Supreme Court after the Delhi High Court paused the bail granted him by the trial court.

High courts should pause bail orders only in extraordinary cases, the Supreme Court has said, setting aside a ruling of Delhi High Court and granting the relief to an accused in a money laundering case.

Parvinder Singh Khurana, an accused in a money laundering case, had approached the Supreme Court after the Delhi High Court paused the bail granted him by the trial court.

"Normally bail should not be paused," a bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice AG Masih said, while underlining that a pause on bail orders should not be issued in a routine manner.