Judiciary forgetting 'jail is exception, bail the rule'

Senior Supreme Court advocate Dushyant Dave criticises rising pre-trial incarceration while urging judges to stand firm in protecting constitutional freedoms

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At a public lecture in Ahmedabad on Saturday, senior Supreme Court advocate Dushyant Dave raised sharp concerns about what he sees as an alarming shift in how the justice system treats citizens — particularly the ease with which individuals are jailed and the growing reluctance of courts to grant bail.