To assess worldwide view on bail in case of assault, HC turns to ChatGPT

In what could probably be a first-of-its-kind instance in an Indian court, the Punjab and Haryana High Court took help of ChatGPT to assess the worldwide view on bail in a case of assault “laced with cruelty”.

The court sought aid of ChatGPT — an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot — while hearing the bail plea of an accused in a murder case.

Justice Anoop Chitkara, in his order on Monday, however, made it clear that any reference to ChatGPT and any observation made is neither an expression of opinion on the merits of the case nor shall the trial court advert to these comments.