https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292529 Interim bail under Section 438 CrPC may be sustained where the investigation is still at a preliminary stage and no substantial material shows the applicants' complicity, even in a serious offence. The High Court's concurrent jurisdiction to consider anticipatory or interim bail was recognised, and the applicants were not faulted for suppression because they had approached the court before the bar association resolution was withdrawn. On the record then available, the FIR and investigation file did not directly implicate them in the murder, the CBI had not fully examined their role, and no notice had been issued for investigation. Mere speculation about their involvement in school management was insufficient to justify arrest. en-us Mon, 11 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 29 Dec 2020 20:16:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292529 Interim bail under Section 438 CrPC may be sustained where the investigation is still at a preliminary stage and no substantial material shows the applicants' complicity, even in a serious offence. The High Court's concurrent jurisdiction to consider anticipatory or interim bail was recognised, and the applicants were not faulted for suppression because they had approached the court before the bar association resolution was withdrawn. On the record then available, the FIR and investigation file did not directly implicate them in the murder, the CBI had not fully examined their role, and no notice had been issued for investigation. Mere speculation about their involvement in school management was insufficient to justify arrest. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 11 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292529