USMANBHAI DAWOODBHAI MENON & ORS. ETC. vs STATE OF GUJARAT

The Supreme Court addressed the jurisdiction of the High Court to grant bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, in cases involving offences under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987. The Court held that the Act, being a special law, excludes the jurisdiction of the High Court to entertain bail applications for offences under the Act, as per Section 20(8). Consequently, the appeal was allowed partly, affirming the limitations on the High Court's powers in such matters.