Supreme Court of India

Savitri Agarwal & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.

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Reported as [2009] 10 S.C.R. 978
Bench D.K. Jain and R.M. Lodha JJ.
Decided 10 July 2009

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, in our judgment, the impugned order setting aside the anticipatory bail granted to the appellants by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, cannot be sustained.

Judgment, page 17

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s. 438 - Anticipatory bail - Accusation of committing offence ulss. 498- , 304-8134 /PC and ss. 3 and 4 Dowry Prohibition Act - Grant of anticipatory bail by Sessions Court - Cancellation of, by High Court - Sustainability of - Held: Not sustainable -Sessions Judge passed a reasoned order after due consideration of facts and circumstances of the case - High o Court overlooked the distinction of factors relevant for rejecting bail in non-bailable case in the first instance and cancellation of bail already granted - Very cogent and overwhelming circumstances

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Of those, 1 relied on · 2 referred to · 1 mentioned

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