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Principles for considering application for the Cancellation of Bail

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 In ‘Kamar Singh Meena vs. State of Rajasthan’, reported in (2012) 12 SCC 180, it was observed that:

“wherein it was observed that while cancelling bail under Section 439(2) of Cr.P.C., the primary considerations which weigh with the Court are whether the accused is likely to tamper with the evidence or interfere or attempt to interfere with the due course of justice or evade the due course of justice. But that is not all. The High Court or the Sessions Court can cancel the bail even in cases where the order granting bail suffers from serious infirmities resulting in miscarriage of justice. If the Court granting bail ignores relevant materials indicting prima facie involvement of the accused or takes into account irrelevant material, which has no relevance to the question of grant of bail to the accused, the High Court or the Sessions Court would be justified in cancelling the bail. Such orders are against the well recognized principles underlying the power to grant bail. Such orders are legally infirm and vulnerable leading to miscarriage of justice and absence of supervening circumstances such as the propensity of the accused to tamper with the evidence, to flee from justice, etc. would not deter the Court from cancelling the bail.”

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7. In Onkar Gulati vs. State & Anr. reported in 71 (1998) DLT 463 in which the Apex Court observed as under:-

“6. It is a well established principle of law that it is easier to grant bail in a non bailable case. However, once a bail is granted it cannot be cancelled merely on a request from the side of the complainant unless and until the complainant shows that the same is being misused and it is no longer conducive in the interest of justice to allow him any further to remain on bail. Once a man has been set at liberty through an order of a Court he cannot be deprived of the same unless the complainant makes out a case for cancellation of the same. There is a consensus amongst different High Courts and the Hon’ble Supreme Court on this points that a bail once granted can be cancelled only in those discerning few cases where it is shown that a person to whom the concession of bail has been granted is misusing the same by subverting the course of justice i.e. efforts are being made to suborn the witnesses, threats are being extended to the witnesses and they are being intimidated not to appear against the accused persons and in case they do so they will have to bear dire consequences. The bail can also be cancelled in case the accused on bail fails to appear before the court at the time of the trial and thus there is an abuse of the process of the court.”

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