https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=400274 Revisional powers under sections 397 and 401 CrPC, read with section 389(3), were considered sufficient to entertain a criminal revision and grant suspension of sentence and bail even though the convicted applicant had not physically surrendered. Physical custody was not treated as an absolute precondition where the statute did not require dismissal for non-surrender and the circumstances justified relief. The relevant factors included a one-year sentence, substantial deposit towards compensation, the applicant's age and ailments, and the summary nature of the section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act conviction. Special circumstances can therefore support enlargement on bail in revision. en-us Thu, 29 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 02 Nov 2020 14:47:52 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=400274 Revisional powers under sections 397 and 401 CrPC, read with section 389(3), were considered sufficient to entertain a criminal revision and grant suspension of sentence and bail even though the convicted applicant had not physically surrendered. Physical custody was not treated as an absolute precondition where the statute did not require dismissal for non-surrender and the circumstances justified relief. The relevant factors included a one-year sentence, substantial deposit towards compensation, the applicant's age and ailments, and the summary nature of the section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act conviction. Special circumstances can therefore support enlargement on bail in revision. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 29 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=400274