Anticipatory bail cancellation requires cogent, overwhelming grounds; allegations of non-cooperation and misuse of liberty were found insufficient.

Anticipatory bail cancellation requires very cogent and overwhelming circumstances showing interference with the due course of justice, evasion of justice, or abuse of the bail concession. Allegations of non-cooperation, misuse of liberty, diversion of funds, forgery, and need for custodial interrogation were held insufficient on the material before the Court. No supervening circumstance, flight risk, or basis to conclude that continued liberty would defeat a fair trial was shown, so the request to cancel the existing bail was rejected.

---

---

Issues: Whether the anticipatory bail granted to the accused deserved to be cancelled on the grounds of alleged non-cooperation, misuse of liberty, diversion of funds, forgery, and need for custodial interrogation.

Analysis: Cancellation of bail requires very cogent and overwhelming circumstances. The party seeking cancellation must show interference with the due course of justice, an attempt to evade justice, or abuse of the concession of bail. On the material placed before the Court, no such supervening circumstance was shown. There was no material to indicate that the accused were a flight risk or that their continued liberty would make a fair trial impossible. The allegations raised did not establish a basis for cancellation of the bail already granted.

Conclusion: The request for cancellation of bail was rejected, and the petition failed.

---