Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 198 · Decided 23 February 2018
Pankaj Jain v. Union of India & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 198 · [2018] 9 S.C.R. 248
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 321/2018
- Decided
- 23 February 2018
- Bench
- A.K. SIKRI, ASHOK BHUSHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 88, 82, 83
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.88 - Interpretation of - Power to take bond for appearance - Whether it was obligatory for the trial Court to release the appellant by accepting the bond u/s.88 on the ground that he was not arrested during the investigation or has the its jurisdiction u/s.88 in rejecting the application for release by accepting the bond u/s.88 - Held: Trial Court has rightly exercised its jurisdiction u/s.88 - s.88 does not confer any right on any person, who is present in a Court - Discretionary power given to the Court is
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