Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 645 · Decided 8 October 2021
Prashant Singh Rajput v. The State of Madhya Pradesh and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 645 · [2021] 10 S.C.R. 161
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1202/2021
- Decided
- 8 October 2021
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, B.V. NAGARATHNA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 439, 161, 164, 173
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 439 - Anticipatory bail in murder case - FIR and the statements under ss. 161 and 164 indicated a specific role in the crime to the two respondents - High Court granted anticipatory bail to the two respondents - Challenge against - anticipatory bail ignored material aspects including nature and gravity of the offence and specific allegations against the respondents - Hence sufficient case made out for cancelling anticipatory bail granted by High Court. Bail: Challenge to an order granting bail and application
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