Dismissed¶18
Jitendra Pratap Singh Alias Jeetu v. State of U.P Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Civil Secrt. Lko.
Allahabad HC/144/2024
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail; S.438 Cr.P.C.; S.438(6)(b) Cr.P.C.; absolute bar; death sentence; life imprisonment; Larger Bench reference (01.04.2024) and answer (18.10.2024); S.302 IPC; Case Crime No. 214 of 2023; District Unnao; Jitendra Pratap Singh @ Jeetu; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; application dismissed as not maintainable; Subhash Vidyarthi, J.; 2024:AHC-LKO:74021.
What did the court decide?
Proceeding on the answer of the Larger Bench dated 18.10.2024, the Court took Section 438 Cr.P.C. to create an absolute bar against grant of anticipatory bail in respect of offences punishable with death or imprisonment for life, leaving the court no discretion in the matter. ¶17