https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293013 Section 438 CrPC confers concurrent jurisdiction on the High Court and Court of Session, so an applicant is not legally required to approach the Sessions Court first before seeking anticipatory bail in the High Court. Direct High Court access is generally justified only by special, strong, or compelling circumstances, assessed on the facts of each case. The Explanation to Section 438(2) does not bar a fresh High Court application after rejection by the Sessions Court. The Court also adopted the view that anticipatory bail ordinarily operates until the accused is summoned on the police report, after which regular bail becomes the appropriate remedy. en-us Fri, 06 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 18 Jan 2021 21:41:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293013 Section 438 CrPC confers concurrent jurisdiction on the High Court and Court of Session, so an applicant is not legally required to approach the Sessions Court first before seeking anticipatory bail in the High Court. Direct High Court access is generally justified only by special, strong, or compelling circumstances, assessed on the facts of each case. The Explanation to Section 438(2) does not bar a fresh High Court application after rejection by the Sessions Court. The Court also adopted the view that anticipatory bail ordinarily operates until the accused is summoned on the police report, after which regular bail becomes the appropriate remedy. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 06 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293013