https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308308 Anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC is available where the applicant shows a reasonable apprehension of arrest for a non-bailable offence, and that apprehension is not extinguished merely because the charge-sheet has been filed and cognizance taken. Applying that principle, the Court noted that the dispute arose from an online news report and tweet, the applicant had corrected the error, had expressed willingness to cooperate, and investigation was already complete. On the material before it, the Court found a genuine apprehension of arrest and rejected the objection that the filing of the charge-sheet barred relief. Anticipatory bail was granted subject to conditions. en-us Fri, 15 May 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 14 Jun 2023 21:50:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308308 Anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC is available where the applicant shows a reasonable apprehension of arrest for a non-bailable offence, and that apprehension is not extinguished merely because the charge-sheet has been filed and cognizance taken. Applying that principle, the Court noted that the dispute arose from an online news report and tweet, the applicant had corrected the error, had expressed willingness to cooperate, and investigation was already complete. On the material before it, the Court found a genuine apprehension of arrest and rejected the objection that the filing of the charge-sheet barred relief. Anticipatory bail was granted subject to conditions. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 15 May 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308308