SC nixes Odisha's 'odious' bail conditions for Adivasi and Dalit communities

📌 Summary:

• Supreme Court slammed Odisha judiciary for imposing "odious" bail conditions on Adivasi and Dalit community members
• Conditions included tasks like cleaning police stations for two months — deemed regressive and unconstitutional
• SC held these conditions reflect "caste-based biases" and a "regressive mindset" among judges
• Court ruled that bail conditions must be proportionate, just, and cannot impose humiliating community service
• Fundamental Right to personal liberty (Art. 21) and equality (Art. 14) violated by such arbitrary conditions
• SC issued guidelines for lower courts on permissible bail conditions — must not be degrading or discriminatory
• Judgment reinforces principle that bail system cannot become a tool of class/caste oppression
• Highlights structural bias in lower judiciary affecting marginalized communities