https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173211 Regular bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure lies only when the accused is in custody, which includes physical detention, surrender, or being under the court's control. The distinction between anticipatory bail and regular bail was reaffirmed: anticipatory protection operates before arrest, while Section 439 applies after custody is secured. An order extending anticipatory protection beyond the period fixed for approaching the regular court was held to defeat the statutory custody requirement and could not stand. The impugned protection was therefore quashed to that extent, leaving the accused to seek regular bail only after surrendering to custody. en-us Wed, 01 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 13:05:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173211 Regular bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure lies only when the accused is in custody, which includes physical detention, surrender, or being under the court's control. The distinction between anticipatory bail and regular bail was reaffirmed: anticipatory protection operates before arrest, while Section 439 applies after custody is secured. An order extending anticipatory protection beyond the period fixed for approaching the regular court was held to defeat the statutory custody requirement and could not stand. The impugned protection was therefore quashed to that extent, leaving the accused to seek regular bail only after surrendering to custody. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 01 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173211