Supreme Court of India

Satish Jaggi v. State of Chattisgarh & Ors.

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Reported as [2007] 5 S.C.R. 1049
Bench H.K. Sema and Lokeshwar Singh Panta JJ.
Decided 30 April 2007

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Bail: Granting of bail-Consideration for-Held, primary consideration is gravity and nature of offence-Court can only go into question of Prima facie case established for granting bail-It cannot go into the question of credibility and reliability of witnesses put up by prosecution-In instant case, the High Court, while granting bail to the accused charged of murdering a rival political leader while campaigning in the election, in the election, did not at all consider the nature and gravity of the offence and its impact on the democratic fabric of the society-The observations and findings

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