https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312791 Anticipatory bail under the Code of Criminal Procedure remains maintainable where the accused has been summoned and no warrant of arrest has been issued, because the decisive test is whether there is a reasonable apprehension of arrest on a non-bailable accusation. The provision is not confined to cases involving an existing warrant, and its protective purpose would be undermined by reading in such a restriction. Continued exposure to arrest at the instance of the police or the court is sufficient to attract the jurisdiction, so summons alone do not bar relief. en-us Thu, 21 Nov 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 18:13:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312791 Anticipatory bail under the Code of Criminal Procedure remains maintainable where the accused has been summoned and no warrant of arrest has been issued, because the decisive test is whether there is a reasonable apprehension of arrest on a non-bailable accusation. The provision is not confined to cases involving an existing warrant, and its protective purpose would be undermined by reading in such a restriction. Continued exposure to arrest at the instance of the police or the court is sufficient to attract the jurisdiction, so summons alone do not bar relief. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 21 Nov 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312791