Supreme Court of India · 2012-10-12
Pratapbhai Hamirbhai Solanki vs State Of Gujarat & Anr
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2013 SC (CRIMINAL) 259
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Pratapbhai Hamirbhai Solanki
- Respondent
- State Of Gujarat & Anr
- Author
- Dipak Misra
- Bench
- Dipak Misra, K. S. Radhakrishnan
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the rejection of bail for the appellant accused under Sections 302, 201, and 120-B IPC, along with Sections 25(1)(b) and 27 of the Arms Act, 1959. The Court emphasized that the absence of the appellant's name in the FIR and lack of direct evidence linking him to the crime were critical factors in considering bail. Ultimately, the Court upheld the High Court's decision, affirming that the prosecution's case against the appellant was insufficient to warrant bail at this stage.