Supreme Court of India

Sundeep Kumar Bafna v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.

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Reported as [2014] 4 S.C.R. 486
Bench K.S. Radhakrishnan and Vikramajit Sen JJ.
Decided 27 March 2014

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the learned Single Judge erred in law in holding that he was devoid H 528 SUPREME COURT REPORTS (2014] 4 S.C.R. A of jurisdiction so far as the application presented to him by the Appellant before us was concerned.

Judgment, page 42

From the headnote

CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973: c s. 439 - Bail - Case triable by Court of Session - Power of Court of Session and High Court to grant bail till committal of case to Court of Session - Held: There is no provision in Cr. P. . or elsewhere, curtailing the power of either of superior courts to entertain and decide pleas for bail - substantial 0 period may inevitably intervene between a Magistrate taking cognizance of an offence triable by Court of Session and its committal to such court - During this interregnum, s. 439 can be invoked for purpose of pleading for bail - Since severe

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