Supreme Court of India

Chandraswami and Another v. Central Bureau of Investigation

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Reported as [1996] SUPP. 8 S.C.R. 554
Bench A.M. Ahmadi, J.S. Verma and B.N. Kirpal JJ.
Decided 7 November 1996

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the appellants should be released on bail in this case, subject H to the imposition of the necessary conditions.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: S. 473(1)-Bail-Appellants suspected of having committed offence u!s 120B read with s.420 !PC, 16 years ago-Appellants arrested in 1988. and released on bail on certain conditions-Charge-sheet filed in April 1996-Appellants again arrested on 3.5.96-Bail rejected-Order passed cancelling the bail granted earlier-Meanwhile trial commenced­ Complainant, being the main witness examined and a part of cross­ examination recorded-Held, while considering the application for bail, the paramount consideration would always be to ensure that the enlargement of the suspect

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