Supreme Court of India · 2002-11-20
RAM PRATAP YADAV vs MITRA SEN YADAV
- Citation / case number
- SC 2002/63925
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- RAM PRATAP YADAV
- Respondent
- MITRA SEN YADAV
- Bench
- R.C. LAHOTI & BRIJESH KUMAR.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court examined the validity of a High Court order granting bail to an accused charged with fraud, forgery, and criminal breach of trust. The High Court had granted bail using the brief reasoning that it was a 'fit case for bail', despite a detailed rejection by the Sessions Court citing the accused's antecedents and potential for witness intimidation. The appeals challenge the lack of reasoned justification in the High Court's order for overriding the lower court's detailed findings.