Magistrate Jurisdiction

Magistrate power to modify bail conditions
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Delhi High Court while setting aside a foreign travel restriction imposed on the accused held that a Magistrate cannot alter bail conditions years after granting bail by calling it a clarification.

Madras High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

A person accused of an offence under the Penal Code (‘IPC’) who has not been forwarded under Section 167(1) of the CrPC and has voluntarily appeared and filed a surrender petition cannot be dealt with under Section 167(2) of the CrPC.