Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 37 · Decided 21 January 2021
Rekha Sengar v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 37 · [2021] 2 S.C.R. 314
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 380/2021
- Decided
- 21 January 2021
- Bench
- MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR, VINEET SARAN, AJAY RASTOGI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; CrPC Section 439; Evidence Act Section 27
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.439 - Bail - Non- bailable cases - FIR against petitioner and another person alleging involvement in pre-natal sex determination and sex selective abortion - Bail denied cases, the primary factors the court must consider while exercising the discretion to grant bail are nature and gravity of the offence, its impact on society, and whether there is a prima facie case against the accused - In the present case, there is prima facie evidence against the
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