42 Important judgments on Bail

42 Important judgments on Bail

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1 42 Important judgments on Bail
2 Important judgments on Cr.P.C Section 437
3 Important judgments on Cr.P.C Section 438
4 Important judgments on Cr.P.C Section 439

42 Important judgments on Bail

Important judgments on Cr.P.C Section 437

  1. Cr.P.C Section 437 and 439 Accused again arrested for added offence-Uttamkumar Vs. The State of Maharashtra-Date of decision 26 September 2012 -Equivalent Citation-2012 BomCR (Cri) 697.
  2. Cr.P.C Section 437 and 439 After bail police added life or death section Magistrate cannot release otherwise he can additional surety- Uttamkumar Vs. The State of Maharashtra-Date of decision 26 September 2012 -Equivalent Citation- 2012 Bom C.R. (Cri) 697.
  3. Cr.P.C Section 437 and I.P.C. Section 409 JMFC has power to grant bail- Bom HC- Ambarish Rangshahi Patnigere Vs . The State Of Maharashtra-Date of decision 22 December 2011 -Equivalent Citation- 2012(1) MhLj 900.
  4. Cr.P.C Section 437 Bail cancelled accused reacted to surrender- Central Bureau of Investigation Vs. V. Vijay Sai Reddy-Date of decision 9 May 2013 -Equivalent Citation- AIR 2013 SC 2216
  5. Cr.P.C Section 437 Bail for Section 326 by Magistrate sustained, bail for Section302 cancelled- State of Maharashtra Vs. Kaushar Yasin Qureshi and another -Date of decision 03.04.1996-Equivalent Citation-1996 (2) MhLj 485.
  6. Cr.P.C Section 437 Before taking the accused into judicial custody there would be arrest- Sundeep Kumar Bafna Vs. State of Maharashtra and Anr. -Date of decision 27 March, 2014 -Equivalent Citation-2014 (4) SCALE 215.
  7. Cr.P.C Section 437 Condition not to go abroad without permission deleted Nandini Bhatnagar Vs. State Govt. of NCT of DelhiI-Date of decision 14.12.2012-Equivalent Citation- (2013) DMC 495.
  8. Cr.P.C Section 437 High Court shall not direct subordinate to decide bail application on same day Interim bail is permissible-Km.Hema Mishra Vs. State of U.P. and Ors.-Date of decision 16 January 2014 -Equivalent Citation-AIR 2014 SC 1066, (2014) 4 SCC 453.
  9. Cr.P.C Section 437 High Court should ordinarily not direct any subordinate court to decide the bail application the same day- (Smt.) Amarawati and Anr. Vs. State of U.P. -Date of decision 15 October 2004 -Equivalent Citation- 2005 (1) AWC 416, 2005 CriLJ 755, (2005) 1 UPLBEC 155.
  10. Cr.P.C Section 437 Interim Bail is Inherent Power- Sukhwant singh vs. state of Punjab -Equivalent Citation-2010 CriLJ 1435 and (2009) 7 SCC 559
  11. Cr.P.C Section 437 Magistrate can grant bail in Section 409 IPC as triable by himself held by Justice Potdar- Balasaheb Satbhai Merchant vs. The State Of Maharashtra -Date of decision 21 September 2011 -Equivalent Citation-2012 BomCR (Cri) 841.
  12. Cr.P.C Section 437 Magistrate has inherent power to cancel bail which was granted by another Magistrate for the smooth trial- Emperor Vs. Rautmal Kanumal Marwadi-Date of decision 25 August 1939 -Equivalent Citation-AIR 1940 Bom 40, (1939) 41 BOMLR 1232.
  13. Cr.P.C Section 437 Magistrate has no power of bail in life term cases held by Justice- Batta Hanuman Vishwanath Nehare Vs. State Of Maharashtra -Equivalent Citation-2001 (3) MhLj 465.
  14. Cr.P.C Section 437 Magistrate has power to grant bail in offences triable by him- PH HC- Ramji Vs. State of Punjab-Date of decision 29 November 2000 -Equivalent Citation- MANU-PH- 0150-2001.
  15. Cr.P.C Section 437 Magistrate has power to grant bail in Section 409 and 467 IPC case- Mr. Ishan Vasant Deshmukh alias Prasad Vasant Kulkarni Vs. The State of Maharashtra-Date of decision 18 October 2010 -Equivalent Citation-2011(2) MhLj 361.
  16. Cr.P.C Section 437 Magistrate has power to grant bail in sessions triable offence not punishable with life or death-Ram Bharoshi and Ors.Vs.State of U.P. and Anr-Allahabad HC-Date of decision 14.06.2004-Equivalent Citation- 2004 (3) ACR 2563.
  17. Cr.P.C Section 437 Magistrate shall not grant bail in sessions triable offence Anticipatory bail for lessor offence- Prahlad Singh Bhati vs N.C.T., Delhi -Date of decision 23 March 2001 -Equivalent Citation-AIR 2001 SC 1444 .
  18. Cr.P.C Section 437 Second Opinion -When medical reason is a ground for bail the Magistrate can call for detailed report from medical officer- Dr. Raghubir Sharan Vs. The State of Bihar-Date of decision 14 March 1963 -Equivalent Citation-AIR 1964 SC 1, 1964 SCR (2) 336.
  19. Cr.P.C Section 437 Solvency Certificate need not be insisted for always- Ganeshanan Lakshmanan and Anr. Vs. The State of Maharashtra-Date of decision 9 June 2009 -Equivalent Citation-MANU-MH-0345- 2009
  20. Cr.P.C Section 437 when medical reason is a ground for bail the Magistrate can call for detailed report from medical officer- Dr. Raghubir Sharan Vs. The State of Bihar-Date of decision14 March 1963 -Equivalent Citation-AIR 1964 SC 1, 1964 SCR (2) 336.
  21. Cr.P.C Section 437(1)(i) attracted even if the law prescribes death or imprisonment for life as the maximum- Santosh Bhaurao Raut Vs. State of Maharashtra-Date of decision 26 July 1988 -Equivalent Citation-1989 MhLJ 162, 1989 (1) BomCR 119.
  22. Cr.P.C Section 437(6) Trial commences when the matter is posted for evidence Cr.P.C. Section 437A-Union of India and others Vs. Major General Madan Lal Yadav– Allahabad HC- Date of decision 22 March 1996 -Equivalent Citation-AIR 1996 SC 1340, 1996 SCC (4) 127.
  23. Cr.P.C Section 437A and 390 Accused even after acquittal can be detained for not furnishing surety- Balkrishna Mahadev Lad Vs. State of Maharashtra-Date of decision 29 February, 2012 -Equivalent Citation-2012 BomCR (Cri) 300.

Important judgments on Cr.P.C Section 438

  1. Cr.P.C Section 438 Anticipatory bail continues till cancellation or trial is over- Asaram Sitaram Padole Vs. Yadaorao Raghobaji Hatwar and Ors. -Date of decision 09.07.1991-Equivalent Citation-1991 (93) BOMLR 994.
  2. Cr.P.C Section 438 Anticipatory bail refused in while collored crimes of cheating in numerous states- Narinderjit Singh Sahni and anr. vs. Union of India and ors-Date of decision 12 October 2001 -Equivalent Citation- (2002) 2 SCC 210.
  3. Cr.P.C Section 438 Application to be heard by the High Court having jurisdiction over the place of offence with notice to that- State of Assam and Anr.Vs. Dr. Brojen Gogol and Ors. -Date of decision Oct-24-1997 -Equivalent Citation-AIR 1997 SC 4101.
  4. Cr.P.C Section 438 Interim Bail -Grant of regular bail includes power to grant interim bail pending main application-Mukesh Kishanpuria Vs. State of West Bengal -Date of decision 3 May 2010 -Equivalent Citation-2010 (4) SCALE 649.
  5. Cr.P.C Section 438 Jurisdiction lies with the court having local jurisdiction- Harjit Singh Vs. Union of India (UOI) and Ors-Date of decision 16 May, 1994 -Equivalent Citation-1994 CriLJ 3134.
  6. Cr.P.C Section 438 Jurisdiction lies with the court where offence took place- Dr. Pradeep Kumar Soni Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh-Date of decision 13 March, 1990 -Equivalent Citation-1990 CriLJ 2055
  7. Cr.P.C Section 438 Jurisdiction-Application to be heard by the High Court having jurisdiction over the place of offence with notice to that State- State of Assam and Anr. Vs. Dr. Brojen Gogol and Ors. -Date of decision Oct-24-1997 -Equivalent Citation-AIR 1997 SC 4101.
  8. Cr.P.C Section 438 When can anticipatory bail granted is explained- Shri Gurbaksh Singh Sibbia and Ors. Vs. State of Punjab-Date of decision 9 April, 1980 -Equivalent Citation-AIR 1980 SC 1632, 1980 SCR (3) 383.

Important judgments on Cr.P.C Section 439

  1. Cr.P.C Section 439 Appearance of accused before the Court amounts to custody- Niranjan Singh & Anr vs Prabhakar Rajaram Kharote & Ors. -Date of decision 10 March, 1980 -Equivalent Citation-AIR 1980 SC 785, 1980 SCR (3) 15.
  2. Cr.P.C Section 439 Factors to be considered for bail are discussed- Anwari BegumVs. Sher Mohammad and Anr. -Date of decision 19 September 2005 -Equivalent Citation-AIR 2005 SC 3530.
  3. Cr.P.C Section 439 Interim bail can be granted on the same day-Amarawati and Anr. (Smt.) Vs. State of U.P. -Date of decision 15 October 2004 -Equivalent Citation-2005 (1) AWC 416, 2005 CriLJ 755, (2005) 1 UPLBEC 155.
  4. Cr.P.C Section 439 Parity ground is not absolute Antecedents of applicant may warrant rejection of bail-Neeru Yadav Vs. State of U.P. -Date of decision 5 December 2014 -Equivalent Citation-2014 (14) SCALE 59.
  5. Cr.P.C Section 439 submitting to the Court also amounts to custody-Rajaram Kharote & ors -Date of decision 10 March, 1980-Equivalent Citation- 1980 AIR 785, 1980 SCR (3) 15.
  6. Cr.P.C Section 439 Surrender before Sessions Court and bail application- Sundeep Kumar Bafna Vs. State of Maharashtra and Anr. -Date of decision 27 March, 2014 -Equivalent Citation-MANU-SC-0239- 2014.
  7. Cr.P.C Section 439(2) Bail obtained by fraud- Jai KrishanVs.The State of Punjab and Others-Date of decision 26.11.2009-Equivalent Citation-2010 (1) RCR (Criminal) 249 Punjab.
  8. Cr.P.C Section 439(2) Bail when to cancel-Dinesh M N (S P) vs State Of Gujarat -SC-Date of decision 28 April, 2008- Appeal (crl.)  739 of 2008. Equivalent Citation (2008) 5 SCC 66.
  9. Cr.P.C Section 439(2) Cancellation of bail justified- Puran, Shekhar And Anr vs Rambilas & Anr., State Of … Supreme Court- Date of decision 3 May 2001- Appeal (crl.) 599 of  2001, Appeal (crl.) 600 of 2001.
  10. Cr.P.C Section 439(2) When can the bail be cancelled-Dr Narendra K Amin vs State Of Gujarat And Anr -Supreme Court- Date of decision 28 April 2008- Appeal (crl.) 740 of 2008.
  11. Cr.P.C Section 439(2) Bail can be cancelled on allegation of tampering- State (Delhi Administration) Vs. Sanjay Gandhi-Date of decision 5 May 1978 -Equivalent Citation-AIR 1978 SC 961, 1978 SCR (3) 950.

Also Read:-Important Judgments on Cr.P.C Section 397-437.

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