Anticipatory bail granted where charge-sheet was filed and custodial interrogation was not needed

Anticipatory bail was granted because the charge-sheet had already been filed, the investigating agency stated that custodial interrogation was not required, and the applicants had remained unarrested throughout the investigation. Their official status also reduced the risk of absconding, and the court found the usual conditions for anticipatory bail satisfied.

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Issues: Whether the applicants were entitled to anticipatory bail in connection with the alleged offences.

Analysis: The charge-sheet had already been filed and the investigating agency stated that custodial interrogation of the applicants was not required. The applicants had not been arrested during the long period of investigation, and their official status reduced the apprehension of absconding. On these considerations, the conditions for grant of anticipatory bail were satisfied.

Conclusion: Anticipatory bail was granted to the applicants.

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