Supreme Court of India

Devadassan v. The Second Class Executive Magistrate, Ramanathapuram & Ors.

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Reported as [2022] 1 S.C.R. 868
Bench Indira Banerjee and J.K. Maheshwari JJ.
Decided 9 March 2022

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered view that the orders passed by the High Court and respondent No. 1 do not call for any interference.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss. 122(1)(b), 111, 117 and 110 – Security for keep ing the peace and for good behaviour – Imprisonment in default of securit y –Correctness of –On facts, bond executed by the appellant u/s. 110 rws. 117 violated by him on account of his involvement in a crimi nal case, registered subsequently – Executive Magistrate an d the High Court found the appellant guilty for breach of the conditions of bond and punished him in exercise of power u/s 122(1)(b) and sent him to custody –Interference with – Held: Orders pa ssed by the High Court and the Executive

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