SAMUNDER SINGH versus STATE OF RAJASTHAN & OTHERS
It was not prudent or proper for the High Court to have granted anticipatory bail while an investigation into a serious and unnatural death was ongoing, as such an order may occasion prejudice by its timing; the High Court should allow the concerned Magistrate to decide bail on the basis of material available at the time of arrest.
- Parties
- Petitioner: Samunder Singh; Respondents: State of Rajasthan & Others
- Jurisdiction
- India
- Judgment Date
- 12 January 1987
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against High Court Order Granting Anticipatory Bail
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed as infructuous
- Legal Topics
- Anticipatory Bail, Unnatural Death, Dowry Death
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Parties
Samunder Singh
Petitioner
State of Rajasthan & Others
Respondents
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against High Court Order Granting Anticipatory Bail
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the High Court was correct in granting anticipatory bail during an ongoing investigation in a case involving the unnatural death of a daughter-in-law
Ratio Decidendi
It was not prudent or proper for the High Court to have granted anticipatory bail while an investigation into a serious and unnatural death was ongoing, as such an order may occasion prejudice by its timing; the High Court should allow the concerned Magistrate to decide bail on the basis of material available at the time of arrest.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed as infructuous
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