https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=294142 Section 438 CrPC was held not to be confined to the local court where the offence occurred, and a threatened arrest in Delhi was sufficient to create a part of the cause of action under Article 226(2) for territorial jurisdiction. The objection based on an alternative remedy was rejected because an imminent threat to personal liberty makes that remedy inadequate. On the facts, anticipatory bail was granted because arrest was reasonably apprehended, investigation was complete, charge-sheets had been filed against other accused, the applicant's name did not appear in the FIR, and no material showed a risk of absconding or tampering with evidence. en-us Tue, 11 Sep 1990 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 23 Mar 2021 12:16:40 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=294142 Section 438 CrPC was held not to be confined to the local court where the offence occurred, and a threatened arrest in Delhi was sufficient to create a part of the cause of action under Article 226(2) for territorial jurisdiction. The objection based on an alternative remedy was rejected because an imminent threat to personal liberty makes that remedy inadequate. On the facts, anticipatory bail was granted because arrest was reasonably apprehended, investigation was complete, charge-sheets had been filed against other accused, the applicant's name did not appear in the FIR, and no material showed a risk of absconding or tampering with evidence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 11 Sep 1990 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=294142