National Highway turns into water wonderland in Bhatkal amidst heavy rainfall
Bhatkal: The heavy and continuous rainfall in Uttara Kannada district over the past few days has transformed a section of National Highway 66 that passes through Ranginkatte in Bhatkal into a waterlogged zone, resembling a lake.
The downpour has caused the stretch of the national highway, spanning from Shamshuddin Circle to Ranginkatte, to be submerged in rainwater. This has severely impacted the movement of both vehicles and pedestrians in the area, posing challenges for those traveling long distances.
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Local residents have directed blame towards the Bhatkal Town Municipality and IRB (Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Limited) for the difficulties caused by the heavy rain. They allege that the authorities have failed to take appropriate measures to clear the water from the national highway, exacerbating the situation.
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Court can reject anticipatory bail but cannot direct accused to surrender: SC
New Delhi (PTI): A court can reject anticipatory bail of an accused but it has no jurisdiction to direct him to surrender before the trial court, the Supreme Court has said.
A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and Ujjal Bhuyan made the observation while hearing a plea filed by a man accused of cheating and forgery.
"If the court wants to reject the anticipatory bail, it may do so, but the court has no jurisdiction to say that the petitioner should now surrender," the bench said.
The Jharkhand High Court had rejected anticipatory bail plea of the accused and asked him to surrender and seek regular bail.
In this case, a complaint had been filed before a magistrate alleging offences under Sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 420 (cheating), 467 (forgery of valuable security), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating), 471 (using forged document) and 120B read with 34 of the IPC, in connection with a land dispute.
The high court had dismissed the second anticipatory bail application of the accused on the ground that no new circumstances were shown.
It had relied on its earlier order rejecting his first anticipatory bail plea, in which the court directed the petitioner to surrender before the trial court and seek regular bail in terms of the decision in Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI.
The top court said such a direction was wholly without jurisdiction and said that if a court chooses to reject anticipatory bail, it may do so, but it cannot compel the accused to surrender.
