Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 548 · Decided 27 September 2021
Shri Mahadev Meena v. Praveen Rathore and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 548 · [2021] 9 S.C.R. 214
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1089/2021
- Decided
- 27 September 2021
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, B.V. NAGARATHNA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 120B; CrPC Section 174
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860- ss.302, 120B - Bail - Murder of appellant's son - FIR inter alia alleged involvement of first respondent and his proximity with deceased's wife (co-accused) - Eventually, first respondent granted bail - On appeal, held: High in allowing the application for bail - It ought to have had due regard to the seriousness and gravity of the crime - Deceased was employed with the Intelligence Bureau in New Delhi - First respondent being an employee of the Anti-Corruption Bureau at Jhalawar, the likelihood of
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