Supreme Court Questions Requirement of Accused Sharing Google PIN for Bail

Supreme Court Questions Requirement of Accused Sharing Google PIN for Bail

Supreme Court Scrutinizes Bail Condition Regarding Google PIN Sharing for Location Tracking On April 29, the Supreme Court deliberated on the appropriateness of a bail condition that mandated an accused individual to divulge their Google PIN for the purpose of granting access to their live location to the investigating officer. Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan presided over the case, which raised concerns regarding the potential infringement of an individual's right to privacy. The matter stemmed from an appeal challenging conditions imposed by the Delhi High Court in 2022, where interim bail was granted to Frank Vitus, a Nigerian national implicated in a drug-related case. One of the conditions set by the High Court required Vitus and a co-accused to share their location via Google Maps, thereby enabling the investigating officer to track their movements.

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