Supreme Court of India

Hamida v. Rashid @ Rasheed and Ors.

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Reported as [2007] 5 S.C.R. 937
Bench G.P. Mathuranda.K. Mathur J.
Decided 27 April 2007

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482-Power under-Held, has to be exercised sparingly with c circumspection and in rare cases and to correct patent illegalities or when some miscarriage of justice is done-while exercising power under s.482, High Court cannot grant bail as there is specific provision in the Code under which accused could approach the appropriate Court for grant of bail­ Bail-Suggestions to High Court to spend its valuable time in hearing murder appeals rather than entertaining s.482 petitions at interlocutory stage which are often filed with oblique motive to circumvent the

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