Supreme Court of India · 2010-08-12
Reserve Bank Of India vs Gen.Coop.Bank ...
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Reserve Bank Of India
- Respondent
- Gen.Coop.Bank ...
- Bench
- Chandramauli Kr. Prasad, Harjit Singh Bedi
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the appeal by the Reserve Bank of India against a High Court order directing the cooperative bank to release deposits of less than Rs. 10,000 to poor depositors. The Court held that the High Court's directive exceeded the scope of Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which pertains to bail applications, and thus was not maintainable. The Court ultimately set aside the High Court's order, reaffirming the limits of judicial intervention in bail matters under the specified section.