https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471751 Anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC is an exceptional remedy requiring a substantiated special case, with ordinary bail limitations implicitly applicable. It protects against arrest only for an existing accusation or one reasonably arising from known facts; it cannot provide blanket immunity for future offences or allegations. Pre-arrest protection should not be granted where lawful police custody or evidence discovery is genuinely necessary, since cooperation while on bail does not replace custodial interrogation. For offences punishable by death or life imprisonment, and serious economic corruption allegations, relief is ordinarily inappropriate unless material prima facie shows accusations to be false, groundless or substantially mala fide. Bare assertions of innocence, political victimisation or mala fides are insufficient. en-us Tue, 13 Sep 1977 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:56:56 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471751 Anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC is an exceptional remedy requiring a substantiated special case, with ordinary bail limitations implicitly applicable. It protects against arrest only for an existing accusation or one reasonably arising from known facts; it cannot provide blanket immunity for future offences or allegations. Pre-arrest protection should not be granted where lawful police custody or evidence discovery is genuinely necessary, since cooperation while on bail does not replace custodial interrogation. For offences punishable by death or life imprisonment, and serious economic corruption allegations, relief is ordinarily inappropriate unless material prima facie shows accusations to be false, groundless or substantially mala fide. Bare assertions of innocence, political victimisation or mala fides are insufficient. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 13 Sep 1977 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471751