Anticipatory bail confirmation where interim protection was unviolated and no new material justified changing the earlier view

Where interim anticipatory bail had continued without any breach of its conditions, and the counter affidavit disclosed no material warranting a different view, the HC confirmed the earlier protection and made the interim anticipatory bail order absolute. The application was thus allowed on the same terms as the interim order, reflecting the principle that continued compliance and absence of adverse material can justify final confirmation of anticipatory bail.

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Issues: Whether the applicant was entitled to confirmation of the interim anticipatory bail order and allowance of the anticipatory bail application.

Analysis: The application was considered in the light of the earlier interim protection granted to the applicant. After the counter affidavit was filed, no material emerged to persuade the Court to take a different view from the one taken while granting interim anticipatory bail, and no violation of the interim conditions was pointed out.

Conclusion: The interim anticipatory bail order was made absolute and the application was allowed in terms of the earlier order.

Ratio Decidendi: Where interim anticipatory bail has operated without violation of its conditions and the subsequent record discloses no reason to alter the earlier view, the protection may be confirmed and made absolute.

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