Supreme Court of India

Chaman Lal v. State of U.P. and Anr.

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 584

Bench Arijit Pasayat and C.K. Thakker JJ.

Decided 16 August 2004

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: Murder-Application for bail-Rejected by trial Court-Allowed by High Court on the ground that name of the accused not recorded in FIR On appeal, Held : Before granting bail to accused, the Court should satisfy itself that on the basis of evidence, prima facie case against accused could not be made out-However, detailed examination of the evidence and elaborate documentation of the merit of the case to be avoided-Reasonable apprehension of tempering of witness/threat to complainant does not exist-Order of the High Court indefensible as non-reasoned-Bail bonds

Authorities it was built on

2002 Ram Govind Upadhyay v. Sudarshan Singh and Ors. cited by 53

Where later benches applied it

2021 Harjit Singh v. Inderpreet Singh @ Inder and Another relied on
2021 Kumer Singh v. State of Rajasthan & Anr relied on
2020 Preet Pal Singh v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. relied on
2017 Virupakshappa Gouda and Another v. The State of Karnataka and Another relied on
2015 Neeru Yadav v. State of U.P. and Anr. relied on
2013 Ranjit Singh v. State of M.P. and Others relied on
2024 Ajwar v. Waseem and Another referred to
2022 Ms. P v. The State of Madhya Pradesh and Another referred to
2021 Ramesh Bhavan Rathod v. Vishanbhai Hirabhai Makwana Makwana (koli) & Anr. referred to
2012 Ash Mohammad v. Shiv Raj Singh @ Lalla Babu and Anr. referred to

Of those, 6 relied on · 4 referred to

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