https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308307 Concurrent anticipatory bail jurisdiction under Section 438 CrPC may be invoked directly before the High Court without first approaching the Sessions Court, but only where special circumstances are concretely established on the facts. The court held that this is not an absolute procedural requirement and that such circumstances must be assessed case by case on a strong factual foundation. The illustrative categories in Vinod Kumar were treated as non-exhaustive and not rigid rules, and the decision did not call for reconsideration or further elaboration. en-us Mon, 02 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 14 Jun 2023 21:50:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308307 Concurrent anticipatory bail jurisdiction under Section 438 CrPC may be invoked directly before the High Court without first approaching the Sessions Court, but only where special circumstances are concretely established on the facts. The court held that this is not an absolute procedural requirement and that such circumstances must be assessed case by case on a strong factual foundation. The illustrative categories in Vinod Kumar were treated as non-exhaustive and not rigid rules, and the decision did not call for reconsideration or further elaboration. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 02 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308307