DHARMESH @ DHARMENDRA @ DHAMO JAGDISHBHAI @ JAGABHAI BHAGUBHAI RATADIA vs THE STATE OF GUJARAT

The Supreme Court addressed the legality of imposing a condition for bail requiring the accused to deposit compensation to victims, which was challenged by the appellants. The court found that the Code of Criminal Procedure does not provide for such a condition, emphasizing that bail should not be contingent upon payment of compensation. Consequently, the court set aside the bail condition imposed by the lower court, affirming the principle that bail should not be used as a means to extract compensation from the accused.