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Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on CrPC Section 438. Direction for grant of bail to person apprehending arrest

 

List of Judgements

Dr. Naresh Kumar Mangla Vs. Smt. Anita Agarwal

Judgement Date : december/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 666 SC

Headnote :

A. Under the Criminal Procedure Code of 1973, Section 438 of the Indian Penal Code of 1860, and Sections 498A and 304B concerning dowry death, the anticipatory bail has been canceled. The informant\'s daughter experienced an unnatural death shortly after the complaint was filed. The FIR mentions pri...

Sumedh Singh Saini Vs. State of Punjab

Judgement Date : december/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 635 SC

Headnote :

The Criminal Procedure Code of 1973, Section 438, and the Indian Penal Code of 1860, Section 302, address anticipatory bail. In this case, an FIR was filed by the deceased\'s brother nearly 29 years after the incident and 9 years following the Supreme Court\'s decision in the case reported as (2011)...

ARNAB MANORANJAN GOSWAMI vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Judgement Date : november/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 623 SC

Headnote :

A. Under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, and Sections 306 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 - In the case of Arnab Goswami regarding abetment to suicide and illegal detention, the bail application was declined. The appellant, who is the Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV and Managi...

ARNAB RANJAN GOSWAMI vs. UNION OF INDIA

Judgement Date : may/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 371 SC

Headnote :

CRUCIALArnab Goswami Case - The right to journalistic freedom of speech and expression is safeguarded by Article 19(1)(a).According to the Constitution of India, 1950, Articles 19(1)(a) and 32, along with the Indian Penal Code, 1860, Sections 153, 153A, 153B, 295A, 298, 500, 504, 506, and 120B, ther...

PRATHVI RAJ CHAUHAN vs. UNION OF INDIA

Judgement Date : february/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 139 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTThe accused can only be granted anticipatory bail if no prima facie case is established under the Atrocities Act. Otherwise, Section 438 of the Cr.P.C., 1973 does not apply to cases under the SC and ST Act.A. Under the Scheduled Castes and The Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act...

SUSHILA AGGARWAL vs. STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

Judgement Date : january/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 94 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTPre-arrest bail granted under Section 438 does not have to be time-bound - the situation is the same as in Sections 437 and 439 of the Cr.P.C., 1973.The requirement to impose conditions under Section 438(2) for granting anticipatory bail is not mandatory.The rights that citizens hold dear a...

P CHIDAMBARAM vs. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Judgement Date : october/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1026 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTRegular bail - Economic offender - The concept of \"flight risk\" should not be generalized as a national issue. Just because some offenders have fled the country does not mean that all accused are a flight risk. An accused who surrenders their passport and is subject to a lookout notice ca...

BARUN CHANDRA THAKUR vs. RYAN AUGUSTINE PINTO

Judgement Date : october/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1014 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTThe mere inconvenience of having to approach the court for permission to travel abroad does not justify relaxing the conditions of bail.According to Sections 437 and 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, regarding conditional bail - Modification of conditions - Bail was granted to the a...

UNION OF INDIA vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Judgement Date : october/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 887 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTSC/ST Act - The decision to arrest a public servant does not fall under the jurisdiction of the Appointing Authority.IMPORTANTSC/ST Act - In the absence of provisions for Anticipatory Bail, the requirement for approval from the SSP cannot be considered a prerequisite; no legislative guideli...

P. CHIDAMBARAM vs. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT

Judgement Date : september/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 808 SC

Headnote :

A. Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 Section 438; Indian Penal Code, 1860 Section 120B in conjunction with Section 420; Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 Sections 13(2) and 13(1)(d); Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 Sections 3 and 4 - Anticipatory bail - Denied - The appellant is accused of mis...

Sasikala Pushpa Vs. State of Tamil Nadu

Judgement Date : may/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 477 SC

Prakash Chand Meena Vs. The State of Rajasthan & ANR. [October 09, 2018]

Judgement Date : october/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 736 SC

Dwarika Das Rathi Vs. The State of Chhattisgarh [October 09, 2018]

Judgement Date : october/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 735 SC

Sushila Aggarwal & Ors. Vs. State (NCT of Delhi) & ANR. [MAY 15, 2018]

Judgement Date : may/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 381 SC

Prem Giri Vs. State of Rajasthan [May 02, 2018]

Judgement Date : may/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 333 SC

Bhausaheb Vs. The State of Maharashtra [January 30, 2018]

Judgement Date : january/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 53 SC

Prem Giri Vs. State of Rajasthan [December 14, 2017]

Judgement Date : december/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 902 SC

Rahul Arora & Ors. Vs. The State of Haryana [November 28, 2017]

Judgement Date : november/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 844 SC

Dilipkumar Vs. The State of Maharashtra [AUGUST 09, 2017]

Judgement Date : august/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 561 SC

Anil Harikisan Navandar Vs. The State of Maharashtra & ANR. [AUGUST 09, 2017]

Judgement Date : august/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 560 SC

Satwant Singh Vs Malkeet Singh [JULY 20, 2017]

Judgement Date : july/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 491 SC

Ram Naresh Yadav Vs. The State of Jharkhand & ANR. [JULY 17, 2017]

Judgement Date : july/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 471 SC

The State of Telangana Vs. Habib Abdullah Jeelani & Ors. [January 06, 2017]

Judgement Date : january/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 33 SC

Bhadresh Bipinbhai Sheth Vs. State of Gujarat & Another [SEPTEMBER 01, 2015]

Judgement Date : september/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 571 SC

Teesta Atul Setalvad and ANR. Vs. State of Gujarat [March 19, 2015]

Judgement Date : march/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 220 SC

Dr. (Mrs.) Malathi Ravi, M.D. Vs. Dr. B.V. Ravi, M.D. [June 30, 2014]

Judgement Date : june/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 401 SC

Union of India & Ors. Vs. R.P.Singh [MAY 22, 2014]

Judgement Date : may/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 373 SC

Sundeep Kumar Bafna Vs. State of Maharashtra & ANR. [March 27, 2014]

Judgement Date : march/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 197 SC

Km. Hema Mishra Vs. State of U.P. and Others [16th January 2014]

Judgement Date : january/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 28 SC

Ranjit Singh Vs. State of M.P. and others [September 27, 2013]

Judgement Date : september/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 692 SC

Sumit Mehta Vs. State of N.C.T. of Delhi [SEPTEMBER 13, 2013]

Judgement Date : september/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 647 SC

Sharanjit Kaur & ANR. Vs. State of Punjab [July 1, 2013]

Judgement Date : july/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 443 SC

Sarabjit Singh Vs. State of Punjab & Ors. [July 1, 2013]

Judgement Date : july/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 425 SC

Shakuntla Devi Vs. Baljinder Singh [APRIL 15, 2013]

Judgement Date : april/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 309 SC

K.S. Panduranga Vs. State of Karnataka [March 01, 2013]

Judgement Date : march/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 166 SC

Vilas Pandurang Pawar & ANR. Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. [September 10, 2012]

Judgement Date : september/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 483 SC

Rashmi Rekha Thatoi & ANR. Vs. State of Orissa & Ors. [May 04, 2012]

Judgement Date : may/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 264 SC

Kapil Muni Karwariya Vs. Chandra Narain Tripathi [February 15, 2012]

Judgement Date : february/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 118 SC

Senior Intelligence Officer Vs. Jugal Kishore Samra

Judgement Date : july/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 464 SC

Vijeta Gajra Vs. State of Nct of Delhi [2010] INSC 501 (8 July 2010)

Judgement Date : july/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 487 SC

Vijeta Gajra Vs. State of Nct of Delhi [2010] INSC 468 (7 July 2010)

Judgement Date : july/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 465 SC

Mukesh Kishanpuria Vs. State of West Bengal [2010] INSC 599 (3 May 2010)

Judgement Date : may/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 410 SC

Ravindra Saxena Vs. State of Rajasthan [2009] INSC 1801 (15 December 2009)

Judgement Date : december/2009, Citation : 2009 Latest Caselaw 990 SC

Hazari Lal Das Vs. State of West Bengal & ANR. [2009] INSC 1549 (8 September 2009)

Judgement Date : september/2009, Citation : 2009 Latest Caselaw 738 SC

Balbir Kaur Vs. State of Punjab [2009] INSC 1153 (7 July 2009)

Judgement Date : july/2009, Citation : 2009 Latest Caselaw 523 SC

Brindaban Das & Ors. Vs. State of West Bengal [2009] INSC 16 (7 January 2009)

Judgement Date : january/2009, Citation : 2009 Latest Caselaw 16 SC

Lakhwant Singh Vs. Jasbir Singh & Ors. [2008] INSC 1569 (16 September 2008)

Judgement Date : september/2008, Citation : 2008 Latest Caselaw 828 SC

Jonathan Nitin Brady Vs. State of West Bengal [2008] INSC 1535 (10 September 2008)

Judgement Date : september/2008, Citation : 2008 Latest Caselaw 794 SC

Joginder @ Jindi Vs. State of Haryana [2008] INSC 1518 (8 September 2008)

Judgement Date : september/2008, Citation : 2008 Latest Caselaw 777 SC

Balwinder Singh & ANR Vs. State of Punjab & Ors

Judgement Date : june/2008, Citation : 2008 Latest Caselaw 517 SC

Rekha Patel Vs. Pankaj Verma and Ors [2008] INSC 332 (3 March 2008)

Judgement Date : march/2008, Citation : 2008 Latest Caselaw 212 SC

Savitri Goenka Vs. Kusum Lata Damant and Ors [2007] Insc 1116 (2 November 2007)

Judgement Date : november/2007, Citation : 2007 Latest Caselaw 903 SC

State of Gujarat Vs. Narendra K. Amin [2007] Insc 821 (13 August 2007)

Judgement Date : august/2007, Citation : 2007 Latest Caselaw 619 SC

Gajanand Agarwal Vs. State of Orissa and Anr [2007] Insc 393 (12 April 2007)

Judgement Date : april/2007, Citation : 2007 Latest Caselaw 321 SC

Sohan Lal Juneja & Ors Vs. State of Punjab [2006] Insc 770 (9 November 2006)

Judgement Date : november/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 770 SC

State Rep. By The C.B.I. Vs. Anil Sharma [1997] INSC 702 (3 September 1997)

Judgement Date : september/1997, Citation : 1997 Latest Caselaw 618 SC

Kartar Singh Vs. State of Punjab [1994] INSC 172 (11 March 1994)

Judgement Date : march/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 170 SC

State of Maharashtra Vs. Anand Chintaman Dighe [1990] INSC 9 (16 January 1990)

Judgement Date : january/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 9 SC

Headnote :

The individual in question was affiliated with a political party. Following the party\'s defeat in the Mayoral elections held in March 1989, the party suspected that there was cross-voting and that some members were traitors. The individual publicly declared that these traitors would face consequenc...

Pokar Ram Vs. State of Rajasthan & ANR [1985] INSC 92 (17 April 1985)

Judgement Date : april/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 92 SC

Headnote :

The respondent was not arrested until September 29, 1983, when he appeared before the Sessions Judge and filed an application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code. On September 30, 1983, the bail was granted with the stipulation that if the respondent was taken into...

Gurbaksh Singh Sibbia Vs. State of Punjab [1980] INSC 70 (9 April 1980)

Judgement Date : april/1980, Citation : 1980 Latest Caselaw 70 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, Sri Gurbaksh Singh Sibbia, served as the Minister of Irrigation and Power in the Congress Ministry of the Punjab Government. He faced serious allegations of political corruption alongside others, leading to applications being submitted to the High Court of Punjab and Haryana under Sec...

Balchand Jain Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh [1976] INSC 282 (5 November 1976)

Judgement Date : november/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 282 SC

Headnote :

Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 states that if an individual believes they may be arrested for a non-bailable offense, they can petition the High Court or the Court of Session for a directive under this section. Rule 184 of the Rules established under the Defence and Internal Sec...

State of Uttar Pradesh Vs. Ram Kishan & Ors [1976] INSC 25 (13 February 1976)

Judgement Date : february/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 25 SC

Headnote :

The accused and the deceased are closely related, as illustrated in the following family tree: Ramcharan (1) Ram Khelawan (2) Balram (3) Khuddi (4) Vishwanath Shankar Kanker Channu Shivnath Jagannath (PW) SI S2 S3 S4 (PW2) (Deceased) Sheo Murat Ram Kishan Shobha Moti Lal Bhagwantia (Acd) SI (Acd) S2...

State of Andhra Pradesh Vs. K. Satyanarayana & Ors [1967] INSC 266 (22 November 1967)

Judgement Date : november/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 266 SC

Headnote :

The police conducted a raid at a club and discovered respondents 1 to 5 engaged in playing \"Rummy\" for stakes, with counters and money on the table, along with playing cards in use. Respondent 6, the Treasurer of the Club, was in possession of the stake money, while Respondent 7, the Secretary of...

The Cantonment Board, Ambala Vs. Pyarelal [1965] INSC 66 (12 March 1965)

Judgement Date : march/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 66 SC

Headnote :

In 1954, the phrase \"rent on land or buildings\" was incorporated into section 250 of the Cantonments Act, 1924. Following this amendment, the appellant (Cantonment Board) sought the Magistrate\'s assistance under this section to recover overdue rent from the respondent, based on a lease granted to...

Shankar Balaji Waje Vs. State of Maharashtra [1961] INSC 310 (27 October 1961)

Judgement Date : october/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 310 SC

Headnote :

The appellant owned a factory that produced bidis, and one laborer, referred to as P, along with others, rolled bidis using tobacco and leaves provided by the factory.The established facts were as follows: (1) There was no formal employment contract between the appellant and P. (2) P was not require...

The State of Bihar Vs. Hiralal Kejriwal & ANR [1959] INSC 116 (14 September 1959)

Judgement Date : september/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 116 SC

Headnote :

Exercising the powers granted under section 3 of the Essential Supplies (Temporary Powers) Act, 1946, the Central Government issued the Cotton Textile (Control of Movement) Order, 1948. Although the 1946 Act was set to expire on January 26, 1955, the Essential Commodities Ordinance was enacted on Ja...

The State of Uttar Pradesh Vs. Bansraj [1958] INSC 97 (9 October 1958)

Judgement Date : october/1958, Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 97 SC

Headnote :

The drivers, who were not the owners of the vehicles, were found operating motor vehicles in violation of the conditions set forth in the permits issued under Section 42(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act. They faced prosecution and were convicted under Section 123 of the Act, resulting in fines. The High...

State of Punjab Vs. Mohar Singh [1954] INSC 95 (20 October 1954)

Judgement Date : october/1954, Citation : 1954 Latest Caselaw 95 SC

Headnote :

The provisions outlined in sections 6(c), (d), and (e) of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (which correspond to section 4 of the Punjab General Clauses Act, 1898) regarding the effects of repealing a law apply not only when a law is simply repealed but also in instances where a law is repealed and simu...

Chairman of The Bankura Municipality Vs. Lalji Raja And Sons [1953] INSC 17 (12 March 1953)

Judgement Date : march/1953, Citation : 1953 Latest Caselaw 17 SC

Headnote :

An order issued by a District Magistrate under sections 431 and 432 of the Bengal Municipal Act (XV of 1932) regarding the disposal of an article of food seized under section 428 of the same Act does not constitute a forfeiture of property as defined in the proviso to rule 9 of Chapter II, Part II o...

Rameshwar Bhartia Vs. The State of Assam [1952] INSC 46 (23 October 1952)

Judgement Date : october/1952, Citation : 1952 Latest Caselaw 46 SC

Headnote :

\"The determination of whether a Magistrate is \'personally interested\' in a case under section 556 of the Criminal Procedure Code must be based on the facts of each individual case.\"\"In a situation where a District Magistrate, acting under section 7(1) of the Essential Supplies (Temporary Power...