Chhatraram S/O Peetharam v. State of Rajasthan
Case brief
What is this about?
Hon'ble Justice Uma Shanker Vyas dismissed a collective anticipatory bail application. The Court quashed the parsimony of hearing bail applications jointly without individual hearings, contravening the spirit of Section 438 CrPC. Petitioners' specific bail applications were dismissed individually.
What did the court decide?
Petitioners' individual anticipatory bail applications were dismissed with specific directions against the lower court's collective hearing format.