Supreme Court of India
Prem Shankar Prasad v. The State of Bihar & Anr.
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What the Court ordered
In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, the impugned judgment and order dated 14.08.2019 passed by the High Court granting anticipatory bail to respondent No.2 – accused is un-sustainable and deserves to be quashed and set aside and is accordingly quas hed and set aside.
Judgment, page 11
From the headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.438 – Anticipatory bail – FIR lodged by appellant against respondent no.2 f or offences punishable under ss.406, 407, 468 and 506 IPC – w arrant of arrest issued by Magistrate – Thereafter, responden t no.2 was absconding and concealed himself to avoid service o f warrant of arrest – Magistrate issued a proclamation against respond ent no.2 under s.82 CrPC – Thereafter respondent no.2 filed anticipatory bail application before trial court which was dismissed – However, High Court allowed the anticipatory bail application – Complainant filed instant appeal
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