Vijendra Singh Alias Diggi v. State of U.P. and 2 Others
ANTICIPATORY BAIL – Maintainability
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:22149); Coram: Vivek Varma, J.; Case: CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. 1197 of 2025, decided 17.2.2025; Applicant Vijendra Singh Alias Diggi vs. State of U.P. and others; anticipatory bail for offence under Section 302 IPC (murder); non-maintainability of anticipatory bail where death sentence can be awarded; bar under section 438(6)(b) Criminal Procedure Code; refers to Allahabad High Court decision dated 18.10.2024 in Cr. Misc. ABA No. 144 of 2024 (Jintendra Pratap Singh alias Jeetu vs. State of U.P.); application rejected/dismissed; advocates: Amit Daga, Niklank Kumar Jain (applicant), G.A. and Sri Neeraj Kumar Sharma A.G.A. (State).
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail in a matter in which death sentence can be awarded (here, the offence under Section 302 IPC) is not maintainable as per section 438(6)(b) of the Criminal Procedure Code.