Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance of Odisha Courts Imposing Police Station Cleaning as Bail Condition

The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of bail conditions imposed by the Orissa High Court and certain trial courts in Odisha that required accused persons to clean police station premises.

A Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi is set to examine the legality and propriety of such conditions.

The issue has drawn attention due to concerns over the nature of these directions and their broader implications.

The Court’s intervention aims to assess whether such bail conditions are consistent with legal principles governing personal liberty and the scope of judicial discretion.