https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194684 A Magistrate's power to grant bail in non-bailable cases is confined by Chapter XXXIII of the CrPC, and for offences punishable with death or imprisonment for life, bail can be granted only within the strict limits of Section 437 and only if the court is satisfied that there are no reasonable grounds to believe the accused is guilty. The power must be exercised judicially, taking account of the nature of the accusation, severity of punishment, risk of tampering with witnesses, and securing the accused's presence at trial. Where a charge is altered to a graver offence triable exclusively by a Court of Session, earlier liberty on a lesser charge does not automatically justify bail for the enhanced offence. en-us Fri, 23 Mar 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 10:38:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194684 A Magistrate's power to grant bail in non-bailable cases is confined by Chapter XXXIII of the CrPC, and for offences punishable with death or imprisonment for life, bail can be granted only within the strict limits of Section 437 and only if the court is satisfied that there are no reasonable grounds to believe the accused is guilty. The power must be exercised judicially, taking account of the nature of the accusation, severity of punishment, risk of tampering with witnesses, and securing the accused's presence at trial. Where a charge is altered to a graver offence triable exclusively by a Court of Session, earlier liberty on a lesser charge does not automatically justify bail for the enhanced offence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 23 Mar 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194684