Bail Matters

Special Bench decision of Calcutta High Court in Shamim Ahmed & ors., Haradhan vs. State & ors., reported in 2003 Cr.L.J. 2815, Full Bench decision of Madhya Pradesh High Court in Nirbhay Singh & Anr. vs. the State of Madhya Pradesh, reported in 1995 Cr.L.J. 3317 as well as by the Apex Court in Bharat Chaudhary & Anr. vs. State of Bihar & Anr., Appeal (Crl.) 1250 of 2003, that in case of issuance of summon in a complaint case wherein cognizance has been taken under non-bailable offence would give an opportunity to the accused to ask for an anticipatory bail as, the sole criteria happens to be being an accused relating to a non-bailable offence.