Exemption from Personal Appearance Should Be Granted Liberally When Justified: SC

Sharif Ahmed And Another Vs State of Uttar Pradesh And Another (Supreme Court of India) It is a settled position of law that non-bailable warrants cannot be issued in a routine manner and that the liberty of an individual cannot be curtailed unless necessitated by the larger interest of public and the State. While there are no comprehensive set of guidelines for the issuance of non-bailable warrants, this Court has observed on several occasions that non-bailable warrants should not be issued, unless the accused is charged with a heinous crime, and is likely to evade the process of law or tamp...