https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=163019 Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure confers a wide discretionary safeguard of personal liberty, to be applied on the facts of each case by weighing the seriousness of the accusation, antecedents, risk of absconding, misuse of liberty, and the need for fair investigation. No rigid rule can confine anticipatory bail to a short duration or require the accused to seek regular bail after a fixed period, because such limitations are not found in the statute or the binding Constitution Bench ruling in Sibbia. The refusal to grant anticipatory bail was not sustained, and protection under section 438 was restored, subject to joining and cooperating in the investigation. en-us Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 11:55:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=163019 Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure confers a wide discretionary safeguard of personal liberty, to be applied on the facts of each case by weighing the seriousness of the accusation, antecedents, risk of absconding, misuse of liberty, and the need for fair investigation. No rigid rule can confine anticipatory bail to a short duration or require the accused to seek regular bail after a fixed period, because such limitations are not found in the statute or the binding Constitution Bench ruling in Sibbia. The refusal to grant anticipatory bail was not sustained, and protection under section 438 was restored, subject to joining and cooperating in the investigation. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=163019