Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 300 · Decided 28 May 2021
Nathu Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 300 · [2021] 6 S.C.R. 599
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 522/2021
- Decided
- 28 May 2021
- Bench
- N.V. RAMANA, SURYA KANT, ANIRUDDHA BOSE (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 438, 438(1), 482; Constitution Article 21, 142
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.438 - Anticipatory bail - Propriety of protective order after dismissal of anticipatory bail application - High Court while dismissing anticipatory bail application of the respondents-accused granted them 90 days to surrender before trial court them protection from coercive action for the said period - Aggrieved by such relief, instant appeal filed by the complainant - Held: A Court, be it a Sessions Court or a High Court, in certain special facts and circumstances may decide to grant anticipatory bail for a limited period
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