Court : Supreme Court of India
Reported in : AIR1990SC71a; [1989]3SCR377
ORDERK. Jagannatha Shetty, J.1. The petitioners were released on bail by the Enquiry Magistrate under proviso (a) to Section 167(2) of the CrPC. After filing of the charge-sheet the High Court ordered their re-arrest by cancelling the bail. The order of the High Court is now under challenge.2. I do not find any merit in these petitions. But before dismissing, I wish, however, to draw attention to some aspects of the question raised.3. The facts:On 23 March, 1988 the petitioners were arrested in Bombay by officers of the Narcotic Control Bureau. They were ordered to be produced before the competent Magistrate at New Delhi. They were accordingly produced before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, New Delhi. On 29 March, 1988 they were remanded to jail custody till 12 April, 1988. The remand order was subsequently renewed from time to time. On 10 May, 1988 the petitioners moved the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate for bail. When that petition was pending consideration, the prosecut...
Tag this Judgment!Court : Supreme Court of India
Reported in : AIR1990SC71; 1990CriLJ62; 1989(25)LC139(SC); 1992(61)ELT330(SC); JT1989(3)SC67; (1989)3SCC532; 1989(2)LC273(SC)
ORDERK. Jagannatha Shetty, J.1. The petitioners were released on bail by the Enquiry Magistrate under proviso (a) to Section 167(2) of the CrPC. After filing of the charge-sheet the High Court ordered their re-arrest by cancelling the bail. The order of the High Court is now under challenge.2. I do not find any merit in these petitions. But before dismissing, I wish, however, to draw attention to some aspects of the question raised.3. The facts :On 23 March 1988 the petitioners were arrested in Bombay by officers of the Narcotic Control Bureau. They were ordered to be produced before the competent Magistrate at New Delhi. They were accordingly produced before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, New Delhi. On 29 March 1988 they were remanded to jail custody till 12 April 1988. The remand order was subsequently renewed from time to time. On 10 May 1983 the petitioners moved the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate for bail. When that petition was pending consideration, the prosecution...
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