https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295079 Sections 438 and 439 confer concurrent jurisdiction on the High Court and the Court of Sessions for anticipatory and regular bail. A person apprehending arrest or seeking bail may choose either forum, and the statute contains no requirement to approach the Sessions Court first. Because the issue concerns personal liberty, the choice of forum must be construed liberally, and courts cannot read in a prior-approach rule or an exceptional-circumstances threshold by judicial restraint. A bail petition filed directly before the High Court is therefore maintainable and may be decided on its own merits. en-us Tue, 12 Aug 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 18 May 2021 14:38:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295079 Sections 438 and 439 confer concurrent jurisdiction on the High Court and the Court of Sessions for anticipatory and regular bail. A person apprehending arrest or seeking bail may choose either forum, and the statute contains no requirement to approach the Sessions Court first. Because the issue concerns personal liberty, the choice of forum must be construed liberally, and courts cannot read in a prior-approach rule or an exceptional-circumstances threshold by judicial restraint. A bail petition filed directly before the High Court is therefore maintainable and may be decided on its own merits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 12 Aug 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295079