Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 354A(1)(i), (ii), (iv), 354A(2), 354A(3), Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 7, 8, 9, 11 -- Anticipatory bail - Offence u/ss 354-A(1)(i), (ii), (iv), 354-A(2), 354-A(3) IPC and Ss.7, 8, 9, 11 of POCSO Act - Victim girl is traumatized to such a high degree that her..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438 -- Anticipatory bail - Accused pleaded that he joined the investigation and charge sheet has been filed and since he was not arrested, he is thus, entitled to anticipatory bail - However, correct approach would have been for accused to apply for regular bail, as person need not be produced in custody on charge sheet being filed -..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 227, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 13(1)(d), 13(2) -- Discharge - Offence u/ss 13(1)(d), 13(2) of the Act - Allegation relating to accused's disproportionate income in the period between 1974 and 1988 was levelled in an FIR filed 12 years after said period concluded - Charge sheet was filed seven years after registration..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439 -- Bail - Directions issued: (i) Trial Courts are directed that when an accused appear before trial Court after receiving notice from police station for filing of charge-sheet, then on his appearance such accused person is deemed to be under custody of Court and his application u/s 439 Cr.P.C. is maintainable and he may not be..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 167(2), Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 37 -- Default bail - Contraband - Charge sheet filed without FSL report within time period as per law - Non-filing of FSL report with charge sheet does not fall within the realms of S.173(2) of Cr.P.C. - Moreso, amount of quantity recovered from accused is of..........
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 37 -- Bail - Length of period of his custody or fact that charge sheet has been filed and trial has commenced are by themselves not considerations that can be treated as persuasive grounds for granting relief to accused u/s 37 of the Act...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 167(2) -- Default bail - Charge sheet not filed within stipulated period of 60 days - Charge sheet filed on the same day on which application for default bail was filed - Impugned order shows that charge sheet was filed at 4.00 p.m. - Thus indisputably, charge sheet was not filed before filing of default bail application - Accused is..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439 -- Bail - FIR registered under Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organized Crime Act (GCTOC) - For invoking provisions of GCTOC Act, more than one charge sheet must have been filed in preceding period of last 10 years - Since, only one charge sheet was filed in respect of an activity which can be said to have been undertaken by..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 120B -- Interim bail - Cheating - Accused already released on bail in 87 criminal cases - Main allegation against accused in present FIR is that certificates are forged - Further, allegation is that person who had issued certificates was not authorized to issue those certificates - Charge..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 167(2) -- Default bail - Charge sheet and application for default bail filed on the same day - However, charge sheet was filed before filing of application for default bail - Accused's right of default bail is thus, extinguished - Application for default bail rightly rejected...........
