P Chidambaram's Big Poll Promise: Law To Enforce 'Bail Is Rule' Principle

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P Chidambaram's Big Poll Promise: Law To Enforce 'Bail Is Rule' Principle

Former Union Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram said today that if the INDIA bloc comes to power at the Centre, it would enact a special law to bring into effect the legal principle established by the Supreme Court that "bail is the rule, and jail is the exception". "We are also promising to bring a special law that would say, 'Bail is the rule, jail is the exception'. it was a great son of Kerala, Justice Krishna who emphasised this law…