Criminal Procedure

A single-judge bench of Himachal Pradesh High Court while hearing a Criminal Misc petition filed by Mohd Margoob held that a prisoner/convict cannot be granted extension of parole while exercising jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

The Allahabad High Court...

The Delhi HChas granted pre-arrest bail to a man charged with rape, including other offences under the IPC and the SC/ST Act, while stating that non-bailable warrants against him would not divest the power of the Court to grant anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

The Supreme Court today observed that only cases and appeals (not investigation) can be transferred by invoking powers under Section 406 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.