Supreme Court of India

R.K. Krishna Kumar v. State of Assam and Ors.

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Reported as [1997] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 153
Bench M.K. Mukherjee J.
Decided 3 December 1997

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Resultantly, the question of granting anticipatory bail to the appellants under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure cannot and does not arise for an H 160 SUPREME COURT REPORTS (1997] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. A offence under Section 10 of the Act is bailable; and a direction under the former can be issued only in respect of a non-bailable offence.

Judgment, page 7

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