Supreme Court of India

Sumit Mehta v. State of N.C.T. of Delhi

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Bench P. Sathasivam and Ranjana Prakash Desai JJ.
Decided 13 September 2013

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: c s.438 - Power under - Purpose and scope of - FIR u/s. 420, 467, 468 and 471 /PC - Anticipatory bail granted on the condition that the accused would deposit Rs. one crore in fixed deposit in the name of the complainant - Propriety of the condition - Held: Object of putting conditions while granting 0 bail, is to avoid possibility of the person hampering the investigation - Thus any condition which has no reference to the fairness or propriety of the investigation or trial, cannot be countenanced as permissible under law - Therefore, condition of deposit for…

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