https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295086 Anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC is intended to protect an accused from unnecessary arrest during investigation, but it cannot operate as a blanket shield after filing of the charge-sheet. The Supreme Court explained that such relief is ordinarily of limited duration and cannot be framed so broadly that the accused is kept away from the trial court and exempted from the ordinary criminal process. On that reasoning, the earlier order was modified: the accused was directed to surrender before the trial court forthwith and seek regular bail, which was to be decided on merits in accordance with law. en-us Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 12 Mar 2024 11:48:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295086 Anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC is intended to protect an accused from unnecessary arrest during investigation, but it cannot operate as a blanket shield after filing of the charge-sheet. The Supreme Court explained that such relief is ordinarily of limited duration and cannot be framed so broadly that the accused is kept away from the trial court and exempted from the ordinary criminal process. On that reasoning, the earlier order was modified: the accused was directed to surrender before the trial court forthwith and seek regular bail, which was to be decided on merits in accordance with law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295086