Supreme Court of India

The State of Andhra Pradesh v. Bimal Krishna Kundu and Anr.

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Reported as [1997] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 412
Bench M.K. Mukherjee and K.T. Thomas JJ.
Decided 3 October 1997

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What the Court ordered

In the result, we allow these appeals and quash the order of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh granting anticipatory bail to the respondents in this p case.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973-Section 438, 437(1)-Leakage of PSC examination question papers-Respondent/printers blacklisted- However, leakage continued-Examinations cancelled-Investigation revealed respondents obtained printing work through dummy firms­ Anticipatory bail granted by single judge-Held, there are different considerations for post arrest bail and pre arrest bail-Heinous crime­ Grant of anticipatory bail before police interrogation would harm investigation. First respondent and his son, the second respondent were owners of a printing pr~ss engaged by the Public Service

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