# Delhi HC strikes down 24/7 location tracking in bail condition 2026-08-12T16:19:21+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet According to livelaw.in, the Delhi High Court in November 2025 struck down a bail condition that forced accused Harinder Bashishtha to share his location 24 hours a day with the investigating officer via Google. Justice Vikas Mahajan relied on the Supreme Court's July 2024 ruling in Frank Vitus v. Narcotics Control Bureau, which declared that such digital tracking violates Article 21's right to privacy. The Supreme Court had held that bail conditions must pass tests of legality, necessity, and proportionality, which continuous surveillance fails. Google's affidavit in the Frank Vitus case revealed that a dropped location pin is static and does not enable real-time tracking. Despite the clear ruling, livelaw.in reports that trial courts continue to impose similar conditions as routine, undermining the presumption of liberty for undertrials. ## Coverage - livelaw.in Tags: Article 21, bail conditions, Frank Vitus, privacy, trial courts Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-hc-strikes-down-24-7-location-tracking-in-bail-condition/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-hc-strikes-down-24-7-location-tracking-in-bail-condition/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.