anticipatory bail

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1991 Balwant Singh Multani disappearance| SC grants anticipatory bail to Punjab’s former DGP Sumedh Singh Saini in a fresh FIR alleging murder

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah*, JJ has granted anticipatory bail to Punjab’s former

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Ker HC | Anticipatory Bail can be allowed in offences under SC/ST (POA) Act only in event of no prima facie case being made out against accused; Appeal dismissed

Kerala High Court: V.G. Arun J., while dismissing the present appeal clarified on the applicability of Section 438 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973

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HP HC | Court discusses legal position of anticipatory bail in cases where accused is a ‘proclaimed offender’; Petition allowed

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara J., considering the peculiar facts of the present case, allows anticipatory bail to a proclaimed offender,

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Ker HC | No blanket order should be passed under S. 438 CrPC to prevent accused from being arrested when there is no crime registered against him; Court quashes order granting anticipatory bail

Kerala High Court: P. Somarajan J., allowing the present criminal miscellaneous case, clarified the law related to anticipatory bail under Section 438

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Jhar HC | Government employee denied anticipatory bail for posting derogatory remarks against Malaysian woman regarding spreading coronavirus

Jharkhand High Court: Rongon Mukhopadhyay J., rejected anticipatory bail to the ground in light of facts and submissions in the instant case.

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Megh HC | Anticipatory bail sought under S. 3 of POCSO Act denied

Meghalaya High Court: W. Diengdoh, J., rejected an anticipatory bail application which was filed when an FIR under Section 3(a)/4 of POCSO

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All HC | Anticipatory bail granted to rape accused on account of inordinate delay in filing of FIR, conduct of victim’s family members did not “inspire confidence”

Allahabad High Court: Dinesh Kumar Singh, J., allowed an application of anticipatory bail in connection with the FIR registered for the offences

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Guj HC | Anticipatory bail granted in dowry death case; Court allows application

Gujarat High Court: A.J. Desai, J., allowed an application of anticipatory bail in connection with the FIR registered for the offences punishable

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P&H HC | It is imperative to sternly deal with rising cases of assault and use of criminal force to obstruct a public servant from discharging their duties

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While deciding the instant petition filed under Section 438 of CrPC for grant of anticipatory bail, the

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“Shocking reality! Marriages being given contractual tinge to attain sinister design in Punjab”: Court says can’t shut eyes, a debatable issue arising over applicability of S. 420 IPC

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Fateh Deep Singh, J. granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner, the father of the bride, while observing that marriages

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M.P. HC | Provisions of Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 are applicable only against husband and not in-laws

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Shailendra Shukla, J., while addressing a anticipatory bail application, held that, “…applicability of the provisions of The Muslim Women

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Bom HC | Court grants anticipatory bail to man booked for falsely accusing Tablighi Jamaat members of assaulting and spitting on him

Bombay High Court: Sarang V. Kotwal, J. granted anticipatory bail to the applicant accused of making false allegations against a particular religious

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HP HC | Pre-trial incarceration needs justification depending upon nature and term of offence

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara, J. granted anticipatory bail to the petitioners and observed that the Court is under constitutional obligation

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5-judge bench holds no time limit could be fixed while granting anticipatory bail [Full report]

Supreme Court: In a significant ruling, a 5-judge bench of Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, MR Shah, and Ravindra Bhat, JJ has

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Ker HC | Anticipatory bail granted to the accused in a case under Ss. 418 & 420 IPC where custodial interrogation not required

Kerala High Court: N. Anil Kumar, J. allowed this application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,

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Ker HC | Anticipatory bail granted to the accused in a case under under S. 498-A IPC, observing the matter is purely matrimonial

Kerala High Court: N. Anil Kumar, J. allowed this application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,

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Kar HC | Accused booked for committing offences under Immoral Trafficking Prevention Act allowed anticipatory bail

Karnataka High Court: H.T. Narendra Prasad, J. while allowing the bail petition imposed stringent conditions because of the objections raised by the

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Kar HC | Anticipatory Bail granted on the ground that there were no allegation of fraudulent transactions at relevant time

Karnataka High Court: Ashok G. Nijagannavar, J. while allowing this criminal petition directed the petitioner to appear before the Investigating Officer and

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Del HC | Accused, whose anticipatory bail is rejected by SC, ought to surrender before IO concerned; proceedings issued under S. 83 CrPC held not vitiated

Delhi High Court: Brijesh Sethi, J. dismissed a criminal writ petition challenging the order of the Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption) whereby proceedings against

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Del HC | Anticipatory bail denied to teacher of Class VII student who committed suicide and left suicide note implicating her

Delhi High Court: Brijesh Sethi, J. rejected a bail application filed under Section 348 read with Section 482 CrPC, in a very