Seek Criminal History In Bail Pleas: SC To HCs

The Supreme Court on Friday said all high courts should consider including in its rules a direction to the accused to disclose criminal antecedents in bail pleas.

- Press Trust Of India

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta passed the order while expunging the strictures passed by the Rajasthan High Court against a judicial officer who granted bail to an accused in an attempt to murder case.

“We feel that every high court in the country should consider incorporating a similar provision in the respective high court rules and/or criminal side rules as it would impose an obligation on the accused to make disclosures regarding his/her involvement in any other criminal case(s) previously registered,” the bench said.