Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 102 -- Freezing of bank account - Requirement for seizure u/s 102 Cr.P.C is that there must be a nexus between bank account and offence alleged so as to give rise to a suspicion qua commission of offence...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 102 -- Release/defreezing of bank account - Bank accounts of prime accused/husband of petitioner had been released by Court which had not been challenged by CBI - Release of bank account was opposed by CBI on the ground that another FIR under Prevention of Corruption Act is registered against her, however, said contention is rejected,..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 228 -- Framing of charge - At the stage of framing of charges, Court is not required to undertake a meticulous evaluation of evidence and even grave suspicion is sufficient to frame charge...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 82 -- Proclaimed offender - Court is first required to record its satisfaction before issuance of process u/s 82 Cr.P.C and non-recording of satisfaction itself makes such order suffering from incurable illegality...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 82 -- Proclaimed offender - Conditions specified in S.82(2) Cr.P.C for publication of a proclamation against an absconder are mandatory - Any non-compliance therewith cannot be cured as an irregularity and renders the proclamation as nullity...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, 82 -- Anticipatory bail - Proclaimed offender - Provisions of S.82 Cr.P.C do not create an embargo on the power of High Court to grant anticipatory bail to a proclaimed person...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, 82 -- Anticipatory bail - Proclaimed offender - Petitioner has shown sufficient cause for her absence from the Court - Moreover, provision of S.82 Cr.P.C do not create an embargo on the power of High Court to grant anticipatory bail to a proclaimed person - Anticipatory bail granted to petitioner...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439 -- Bail - When a Court concludes that accused is entitled to be enlarged on bail pending trial, granting bail only for a limited duration is illegal...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 167(2) -- Default bail - When default bail is granted, there cannot be any stringent conditions...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 167(2) -- Default bail - Statutory right of default bail cannot be circumvented by imposing onerous conditions - Arbitrary condition imposed while granting statutory bail amount to infringement of fundamental right of detenue u/art 21 of Constitution...........
