Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 706 · Decided 1 July 2019
Pradeep Ram v. The State of Jharkhand & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 706 · [2019] 8 S.C.R. 824
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 816/2019
- Decided
- 1 July 2019
- Bench
- ASHOK BHUSHAN, K.M. JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 437(5), 439(2), 173(2), 437, 439; UAPA
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss. 437(5) and 439(2) - Arrest of accused who was on bail - After addition of further cognizable and non-bailable offence - Whether permissible without seeking cancellation of the bail earlier granted - Held: The court in exercise of and 439(2) can direct arrest of accused who was already on bail, after addition of graver and non-cognizable offences, even without cancelling earlier bail - It is not open to the investigating authority to proceed to arrest without the permission of the Court, on addition of further
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