Anticipatory Bail

The Court dismissed the anticipatory bail application with a view that custodial interrogation of the petitioner may be required to unearth the truth.

The Allahabad High Court on January 06 held that after the lodging of FIR, the arrest can be made by the police at will and that there is no definite period fixed for the police to arrest an accused.

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The Court has sought the response of State Government and directed it to file counter affidavit within three weeks. The Court put up this matter for hearing on 21/01/2021, and directed to release Petitioners on interim anticipatory bail till then in the event of their arrest.

A single bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru called the issue a controversial one and allowed the anticipatory bail application on conditions that the petitioner shall continue to cooperate with the investigation officer and appear before him whenever required.

The Allahabad High Court has said that anticipatory bail can be granted even after the filing of the chargesheet in a criminal case and taking cognizance by the magistrate thereon, and any time till the trial is over.

The court said, In case he is arrested under 302 IPC, he will be allowed to release on bail bond of 1 lakh and 2 sureties.

The Court was hearing a Special Leave Petition filed challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court decision refusing anticipatory bail to the petitioner in a case under Sections 354, 506 (criminal intimidation), 341 (wrongful restraint), and Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The mother of the prosecutrix submitted that the petitioner has married the prosecutrix and she has no objection if the petitioner is released on anticipatory bail

The Madhya Pradesh High Court today granted anticipatory bail to Congress MLA Arif Masood, accused of inciting religious hatred in a protest at Bhopal’s Iqbal Maidan.