https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295157 Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 confers concurrent jurisdiction on the High Court and the Court of Sessions, so a direct petition before the High Court is not barred in law. However, the ordinary practice is to approach the Sessions Court first, and a direct approach requires special reasons. On the facts, the allegations against the petitioners were secondary, the principal accused had already obtained bail, and direct recourse to the High Court was justified to avoid delay and additional burden. The Court therefore exercised its discretion to entertain the petition directly and granted anticipatory bail subject to conditions. en-us Wed, 20 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 21 May 2021 08:28:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295157 Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 confers concurrent jurisdiction on the High Court and the Court of Sessions, so a direct petition before the High Court is not barred in law. However, the ordinary practice is to approach the Sessions Court first, and a direct approach requires special reasons. On the facts, the allegations against the petitioners were secondary, the principal accused had already obtained bail, and direct recourse to the High Court was justified to avoid delay and additional burden. The Court therefore exercised its discretion to entertain the petition directly and granted anticipatory bail subject to conditions. Case-Laws Money Laundering Wed, 20 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295157