The denial of bail to those who have been incarcerated for no reason has become a frightening routine in many courts in India. Every such denial of bail sounds a death knell for basic freedoms in a society that prides itself on being modern and democratic. The supreme irony is that it is done by the very courts which, on other politically convenient occasions, make inaudible squeaks for human rights and individual freedoms that form the very foundation of our society.

Bail Denial Raises Legal Questions

Nobody keeps count anymore, but Umar Khaled and Sharjeel Imam, two highly proficient doctoral students of Delhi, slammed in jail for over six years, have been denied bail again by the Delhi High Court........

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