Sunday, July 13, 2025
  • Webmail
  • Contact Us
  • About BBS
  • Privacy & Policy
ENG
DZO
BBSCL Logo
  • Home
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Education
  • More
    • Announcement
    • Audience Survey Report
    • Programme
    • Radio Dzo-Channel Schedule
    • Radio Mix-Channel Schedule
Radio Live
No Result
View All Result
BBSCL logo
  • Home
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Education
  • More
    • Announcement
    • Audience Survey Report
    • Programme
    • Radio Dzo-Channel Schedule
    • Radio Mix-Channel Schedule
No Result
View All Result
BBSCL logo

Only first-degree felony or above will be non-bailable

December 11, 2020
in Uncategorized
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
0
SHARES
28
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The non-bailable offence will only be the first-degree felony or above. The parliament endorsed the Joint Committee on the Civil and Criminal Procedure Code’s (CCPC) proposal to amend the non-bailable offence from a second degree or above to a first-degree felony or above.

Section 199.8 A of the Civil and Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Act of Bhutan 2011 states that a person is ineligible for bail if he or she is accused of an offence against the security and sovereignty of the country and an offence of or above felony of the second-degree. However, some members supported the Joint Committee’s recommendation of removing the non-bailable clause of second-degree offence stating that it is depriving individuals of basic human rights and fundamental rights.

The original clause (B) in the section of the Bill states that an offence of or above second-degree felony is ineligible for bail. During the amendment of the Civil and Criminal Procedure Code Bill of Bhutan 2019 yesterday, the House agreed to amend the clause reasoning it to be unconstitutional.

“According to legal experts, the section is unconstitutional and I feel they are right. According to my experience and research, in developed countries, deciding whether a person is eligible for bail or not before the verdict in itself is violating human rights. An accused is innocent until proven guilty by the court of law,” said Ugyen Tshering, an Eminent Member of the National Council.

“When an individual is a suspect and is denied bail, it is against human rights. But if an individual is found guilty of an offence, then it is another thing. But until a valid or sufficient proof is presented to prove the offence, a person should be granted bail,” added Passang Dorji (PhD), the Bartsham-Shongphu’s Member of Parliament.

The Parliament endorsed the recommendations and adopted the Civil and Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2019 with 65 Yes votes and 6 abstaining out of 71 Members present and voting.

Offences such as rape of a child above 12 years and voluntary manslaughter are graded as a second-degree felony while murder, statutory rape, treason, terrorism and offences against Ku, Sung, Thukten are some of the crimes graded as the first-degree felony.

Tshering Dendup

Previous Post

Parliament decides to include Fronting in the Penal Code

Next Post

Mandarin export begins in Gelegphu

Next Post

Mandarin export begins in Gelegphu

Hospitality and Entertainment Expense's ceiling set at Nu 1.5 M

Bhutan This Week ( February 12- February 18, 2021)

Bhutan This Week (November 4 - December 10, 2020)

Please login to join discussion

RECOMMENDED NEWS

ADB increases concessional loan to Bhutan by over US$ 20 M

6 years ago
1

12 years ago
0

NC’s committee points out loopholes in mining and quarrying companies

11 years ago
1

Haa inaugurates greening initiative

1 year ago
5

BROWSE BY CATEGORIES

  • Accidents (15)
  • Agriculture (455)
  • Announcement (182)
  • Audience Survey Report (1)
  • Business (766)
  • Crime/Legal (372)
  • Culture (48)
  • Development (58)
  • Disaster (57)
  • Economy (296)
  • Education (424)
  • Entertainment (17)
  • Environment (69)
  • Feature (65)
  • Featured (6)
  • Festival (82)
  • GMC (14)
  • Headlines (7)
  • Health (638)
  • HYDROPOWER (1)
  • Legal (53)
  • Literature (9)
  • Livestock (77)
  • Media (26)
  • Other Stories (5,756)
  • Politics (419)
  • RCSC (1)
  • Recent stories (5)
  • Religion (45)
  • Sci/Tech (717)
  • Social (566)
  • Sports (461)
  • Technology (193)
  • Tourism (23)
  • Uncategorized (13,869)
  • Video (141)
  • Video Story (257)
  • Wildlife (42)

BROWSE BY TOPICS

Tender Announcement Vacancy Announcement

POPULAR NEWS

  • BPC’s investigation rules out transformer short circuit as Damchhu forest fire cause

    Viral video of Bhutanese man assaulted by locals and police in Jaigaon sparks safety concerns

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Gelephu Mindfulness City opens recruitment drive for Bhutanese professionals

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • A centenarian’s recipe to longevity

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • 40 companies risk closure over failure to submit financial reports

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Post-mortem confirms foul play: Progress in investigation of 24-year-old woman’s death

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
BBSCL

Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) is Bhutan’s primary national broadcaster, delivering diverse news and entertainment in multiple languages, fostering cultural understanding and public knowledge.

Follow us on social media:

Recent News

  • Tsirang swimming pool reopens after long closure, aims for year-round operation and job opportunities
  • Electrical short circuits spark nearly 40% of house fires in past two years
  • CCAA’s study calls for govt intervention as online businesses struggle with delivery and unlicensed sellers
  • New water treatment plant worth Nu 43 M brings relief to Nganglam town residents
  • Narrow GC road in Dotey Gewog poses risk despite recent improvements

News Category

  • Accidents
  • Agriculture
  • Announcement
  • Audience Survey Report
  • Business
  • Crime/Legal
  • Culture
  • Development
  • Disaster
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Feature
  • Featured
  • Festival
  • GMC
  • Headlines
  • Health
  • HYDROPOWER
  • Legal
  • Literature
  • Livestock
  • Media
  • Other Stories
  • Politics
  • RCSC
  • Recent stories
  • Religion
  • Sci/Tech
  • Social
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Tourism
  • Uncategorized
  • Video
  • Video Story
  • Wildlife
  • Webmail
  • Contact Us
  • About BBS
  • Privacy & Policy

© 2024 BBSCL. All rights reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Education
  • More
    • Announcement
    • Audience Survey Report
    • Programme
    • Radio Dzo-Channel Schedule
    • Radio Mix-Channel Schedule

© 2024 BBSCL. All rights reserved.