Supreme Court of India · 2001-12-06
HARJEET SINGH @ SEETA vs STATE OF PUNJAB
- Citation / case number
- SC 2001/13848
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- HARJEET SINGH @ SEETA
- Respondent
- STATE OF PUNJAB
- Author
- B.N. AGRAWAL M.B. SHAH
- Bench
- B.N. AGRAWAL M.B. SHAH
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the cancellation of bail granted under Sections 302/34 and 307/34 IPC was improper as it violated judicial discipline by allowing a different judge to review a decision made by a co-ordinate bench. The Court emphasized that any subsequent bail application should be presented before the same judge who granted the initial bail to prevent abuse of process. The appeal was allowed, reinstating the bail granted to the appellant, Harjeet Singh @ Seeta.