Supreme Court of India · 2005-10-26
State Of Tamil Nadu vs S.A. Raja
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2005 SUPREME COURT 4462
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- State Of Tamil Nadu
- Respondent
- S.A. Raja
- Author
- K.G. Balakrishnan
- Bench
- K.G. Balakrishnan, P.P. Naolekar
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the challenge to a bail order granted by the Madras High Court in a case involving serious charges under Sections 147, 148, 120B, 341, 302, 207, 212, and 109 IPC, along with Section 25(1) of the Arms Act. The Court emphasized the gravity of the charges, including conspiracy to commit murder, and the potential for evidence tampering given the respondent's influential status. The Court ultimately held that bail should not be granted in such serious circumstances, thereby upholding the lower court's decision to deny bail.