Pooja.S, BA.LLB (Hons), ICFAI Law School, Hyderabad
ABSTRACT
“The issue of bail is one of liberty, justice, public safety and burden of the public treasury, all of which insist that a developed jurisprudence of bail is integral to a socially sensitized judicial process”. – Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer.
This article gives a brief outline about anticipatory bail, the objective behind it and the procedure which envelops this important concept of criminal law. It is a type of bail which offers legal privilege to the accused and contributes to their protection of right by safeguarding them from false arrests and accusations. It also secures the attendance of the accused at the trial and ensure no flee from justice by imposing conditions. Various factors are being considered by court before granting of anticipatory bail. It is given in exceptional circumstances.
Here, The Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 is used in order to elaborate the topic of anticipatory bail along with its salient features, process and important case laws which brings the current highlights of criminal procedure being followed.
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