Supreme Court of India

Sukhwant Singh & Ors. v. State of Punjab

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Reported as [2009] 9 S.C.R. 821
Bench Markandey Kat Ju and Deepak Verma JJ.
Decided 18 May 2009

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that in the power to grant bail there is inherent power in the court concerned to grant t interim bail to a person pending final disposal of the bail application.

Judgment, page 3

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 438 - Anticipatory bail - HELD: Order of High Court c rejecting application for anticipatory needs no interference - However, in the power to grant bail there is inherent power in the court concerned to grant bail to a person pending final disposal of the bail application - Of course, it is in the discretion of the court concerned to grant interim bail or not .. t but the power is certainly fhere - In the instant case, if the petitioners surrender before the court concerned and make a prayer for grant of interim bail pending final disposal of bail

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