https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=262807 For Section 439 CrPC, custody includes voluntary physical surrender before the court, because custody is not limited to formal arrest or police remand and extends to submission to the court's control. The Supreme Court held that such surrender before the High Court is sufficient custody for a regular bail plea. It also held that the High Court may entertain and decide regular bail before committal to the Court of Session, as the statutory scheme does not bar bail jurisdiction during the interval between cognizance and committal. The order directing the accused to first move the Magistrate was set aside and the bail request was to be considered on merits. en-us Thu, 27 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:39:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=262807 For Section 439 CrPC, custody includes voluntary physical surrender before the court, because custody is not limited to formal arrest or police remand and extends to submission to the court's control. The Supreme Court held that such surrender before the High Court is sufficient custody for a regular bail plea. It also held that the High Court may entertain and decide regular bail before committal to the Court of Session, as the statutory scheme does not bar bail jurisdiction during the interval between cognizance and committal. The order directing the accused to first move the Magistrate was set aside and the bail request was to be considered on merits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 27 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=262807