2000 (9) TMI 1082

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....n filed by the accused against whom offence under Sections 420 and 409 IPC read with Section 120B IPC has been alleged. 3. The accused moved for grant of anticipatory bail and the High Court from time to time has exercised discretion in granting anticipatory bail subject to certain terms and conditions thereon. 4. By order dated 31st January, 2000, after taking into consideration all relevan....

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.... by this Court, a further sum of Rs. 15 crores as was required by the High Court, remained unpaid. Mr. Salve, the learned Solicitor General, appearing for the State of Tamil Nadu, vehemently contended that bearing in mind the nature of accusation, in fact no anticipatory bail should have been granted, but the same having been granted the terms and conditions imposed should not be interfered with b....

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....tions as it thinks fit, but the object of putting conditions should be to avoid the possibility of the person hampering investigation. The discretion of the Court while putting conditions should be an exercise of judicial discretion. In an offence under Section 409 and 420 IPC, the Court is certainly not going to recover the alleged amount as a condition of grant of bail. This being the position, ....