https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=449873 Summons or warrant under the Code of Criminal Procedure must emanate from a valid judicial order on cognizance; where process is not ordered under Section 204, a summons issued under Section 61 is procedurally defective. The power to entertain bail under Section 437 arises only when the accused is arrested, detained, or otherwise validly brought before the court through lawful process. On the stated facts, the absence of an antecedent order issuing summons or warrant meant the accused was not validly before the court, so custody and bail proceedings rested on an invalid foundation and relief was warranted. en-us Fri, 16 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 22 Feb 2024 08:20:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=449873 Summons or warrant under the Code of Criminal Procedure must emanate from a valid judicial order on cognizance; where process is not ordered under Section 204, a summons issued under Section 61 is procedurally defective. The power to entertain bail under Section 437 arises only when the accused is arrested, detained, or otherwise validly brought before the court through lawful process. On the stated facts, the absence of an antecedent order issuing summons or warrant meant the accused was not validly before the court, so custody and bail proceedings rested on an invalid foundation and relief was warranted. Case-Laws Money Laundering Fri, 16 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=449873