Jiaul Hoque and Ors. v. State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
The court rejected an application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C. The Learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the petitioners are proclaimed offenders. The court held that being a proclaimed offender bars the grant of anticipatory bail and dismissed the prayers.
What did the court decide?
The prayer for anticipatory bail was rejected and the application was dismissed as the petitioners are proclaimed offenders.