Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 562 · Decided 20 April 2009

Subhash Chandra Singh v. Dheemant Singh & ANR.

Court
Supreme Court of India
Citation
2009 INSC 562 · [2009] 6 S.C.R. 724
Case number
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 787/2009
Decided
20 April 2009
Bench
ARIJIT PASAYAT, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
Outcome
Appeal(s) allowed
Case type
Criminal
Acts & sections cited
IPC Section 3048; Evidence Act Section 1138

Headnote

Bail - Requirement of recording reasons while directing c grant of bail - Unnatural death of wife within 7 years of marriage - Criminal proceedings against husband - He sought bail - High Court granted bail by a non-reasoned order - Challenge to - Held: There is a need to indicate in the facie concluding why bail was D being granted particularly where the accused was charged of . ' having committed a serious offence - Any order de hors such reasons suffers from non-application of mind - Matter remitted to High Court for fresh consideration and disposal by a reasoned order -

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