Sec 438 CrPC | Can HCs Refuse To Entertain Anticipatory Bail Pleas For Not Exhausting Sessions Court Remedy? Supreme Court To Consider

Awstika Das

7 March 2023 11:58 AM IST

  • Sec 438 CrPC | Can HCs Refuse To Entertain Anticipatory Bail Pleas For Not Exhausting Sessions Court Remedy? Supreme Court To Consider

    Last week, the Supreme Court agreed to consider the question of whether a high court could refuse to entertain an application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 on the ground that the applicant did not approach a sessions court first. A division bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Aravind Kumar, while issuing notice on an appeal,...

    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das, an alumna of the Faculty of Law at the University of Delhi, and the Department of International Relations at Jadavpur University, is a Delhi-based lawyer and a multimedia journalist. She works as a special correspondent covering the Indian Supreme Court. She also hosts a weekly legal news round-up segment on YouTube.

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