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Category: Bail Declined

Bail Declined

Anticipatory Bail–Relevant considerations–Summed up. Rape–Bail–The prosecutrix was a girl of easy virtue–This may be so but the same by itself may not be a relevant consideration. FIR–It may not always be held to be imperative that all the accused persons must be named in the First Information Report.

Aug 21, 2017 sclaw

  2007(5) LAW HERALD (SC) 3593  IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Harjit Singh Bedi Criminal Appeal No. 1402-1409…

Bail Declined

Remand— Only when a charge sheet is not filed and investigation is kept pending, benefit of proviso appended to Sub-section (2) of Section 167 of the Code would be available to an offender; once, however, a charge sheet is filed, the said right ceases. Such a right does not revive only because a further investigation remains pending within the meaning of Sub-section (8) of Section 173 of the Code. Investigation–Further investigation can be carried on despite filing of a police report, in terms of Section 173(8) Cr.P.C.

Jul 10, 2017 sclaw

    2007(4) LAW HERALD (SC) 3348 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Harjit Singh Bedi Criminal Appeal No.…

Bail Declined

It is necessary for Courts dealing with application for bail to consider nature of accusation and severity of punishment in case of conviction and nature of supporting evidence, reasonable apprehension of tampering of witness or apprehension of threat to complainant, prima facie satisfaction of Court in support of charge – Any order de hors such reasons suffers from non-application of mind – High Court was not justified in granting bail to Respondent No. 2 – Order granting bail set aside.

Jun 19, 2017 sclaw

  AIR 2009 SC 94 : (2008) 11 JT 372 : (2008) 13 SCALE 460 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA LOKESH SINGH — Appellant Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER —…

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