fall foul of the US
Constitution’s Eighth Amendment which interdicts excessive
bails. Since this Court has recognized that this feature of the
Eighth Amendment ... Queen Mary II. It is in this document that the
expression “excessive bail ought not to be required….” first
appears in Chapter 2, clause
Eighth Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution which provides that :
"excessive bail should not be required,
nor excessive fine imposed, nor cruel and
unusual
Rights (1689). The text of the Eighth
Amendment reads, "Excessive bail shall not be
required ... excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and
unusual punishments inflicted." The English Bill of
Rights drafted a century ago postulates, "That
excessive bail ought
imposed."
63. Justice Brennan while interpreting Eighth Amendment (Amendment
VIII: (Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor
cruel and unusual
Indian Hotel And Restaurant ... vs The State Of Maharashtra Home ... on 17 January, 2019
Equivalent
Kantaru Rajeevaru vs Indian Young Lawyers Association ... on 14 November, 2019
Equivalent citations: AIRONLINE 2019
them, as for
example, that the Magistrate had asked for excessive bail,
or that the criminal complaint stood dismissed because the
petitioner could not attend
OnLine SC 2142 had the following to say on how excessive
bail conditions virtually defeats the bail:-
23. From time immemorial ... principle has been that the excessive
bail is no bail. To grant bail and thereafter to impose excessive and
onerous conditions, is to take away
Queen Mary II. It is in this document that the
expression “excessive bail ought not to be required…” first appears in Chapter 2
Clause ... Eighth
Amendment to the Constitution which expressly states that, “excessive bail shall
not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments
inflicted
State of Haryana is concerned, out of the two FIRs
where bail orders have been obtained, sureties have been furnished ... principle has been that the
excessive bail is no bail. To grant bail and thereafter to impose
excessive and onerous conditions, is to take away
