Supreme Court of India · 2013-05-09
C.B.I vs V.VIJAY SAI REDDY
- Citation / case number
- SC 2012/23086
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- C.B.I
- Respondent
- V.VIJAY SAI REDDY
- Author
- P. Sathasivam
- Bench
- M.Y. EQBAL P. SATHASIVAM
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's dismissal of the CBI's petition for cancellation of bail granted to V. Vijay Sai Reddy under Section 437 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The Court emphasized that the grant of bail is a discretionary power of the court, and the CBI failed to demonstrate any compelling reasons to justify the cancellation of bail. The judgment reaffirmed the principles governing bail and the necessity for the prosecution to substantiate claims of flight risk or tampering with evidence.