SC: Courts Can Order House Arrest u/s 167 CrPC in Appropriate Cases - 13.05.2021

Supreme Court has observed that in appropriate cases, Courts can order house arrest under Section 167 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The Court has said that to order house arrest, Courts can consider criteria like age, health condition and the antecedents of the accused, the nature of the crime, the need for other forms of custody and the ability to enforce the terms of the house arrest.

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