The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to a man, saying that "bail is the rule and jail is the exception" even in special statutes like the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967.
Former Union Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram said on Sunday 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."