Supreme Court of India

Pankaj Jain v. Union of India & Anr.

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Reported as [2018] 9 S.C.R. 248
Bench A. K. Sikri and Ashok Bhushan JJ.
Decided 23 February 2018

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.88 – Interpretation of – Power to take bond for appearance – Whether it was obligatory for the trial Court to release the appellant by accept ing the bond u/s.88 on the ground that he was not arrested during the investigation or has the trial Court rightly exercised its jurisd iction u/s.88 in rejecting the application for release by accepting the bon d u/s.88 – Held: Trial Court has rightly exercised its jurisdiction u/ s.88 – s.88 does not confer any right on any person, who is present in a Court – Discretionary power given to the Court is for the

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