Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 140 · Decided 14 February 2007
Suman Pandey v. State of Uttar Pradesh and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 140 · [2007] 2 S.C.R. 577
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 204/2007
- Decided
- 14 February 2007
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, S.H. KAPADIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 164, 438, 439
Headnote
A v. STATE OF UTT AR PRADESH AND ANR. FEBRUARY 14, 2007 [DR.ARIJITPASAYAT ANDS.H. KAPADIA,JJ.] B Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; ss. 164, 438 and 439: Murder-Grant of bail-Requirements of-Held: Exhaustive exploration C of merits of the case not necessary yet the Court should be satisfied of such reasons suffers from non­ application of mind-Reasoning as indicated by High Court while granting bail totally fallacious-Evidence of the eye witness was of vital importance- D Her evidence could not be recorded as she was pursuing her studies abroad and would have been available
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