2016 Supreme(SC) 463

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, L. NAGESWARA RAO, JJ.
PUSHPENDRA KUMAR SINHA - Appellant
VERSUS
STATE OF JHARKHAND - Respondent
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 537 of 2016 (@ SLP (CRL.) NO.4266 of 2016)
Decided On : 17-06-2016

The court may grant bail without expressing an opinion on the merits of the case, subject to conditions such as furnishing bail bonds and sureties and the surrender of the accused's passport.

Headnote:(A) Criminal Law - Bail - Grant of bail on conditions - Release of appellant on furnishing bail bonds and sureties - Condition of surrendering passport - Appellant directed to be enlarged on bail without any opinion expressed on the merits of the case.

Facts of the case:
The appellant filed a criminal appeal seeking enlargement on bail. The case came before the court for the determination of whether bail should be granted and under what conditions.

Findings of Court:
The court directed that the appellant be enlarged on bail upon furnishing bail bonds and sureties to the satisfaction of the trial court, with the specific requirement that the passport be surrendered before the grant of bail.

Issues: Whether the appellant should be released on bail and the conditions attached thereto.

Ratio Decidendi: The court exercised its discretion to grant bail without commenting on the merits of the case, imposing conditions including the furnishing of securities and the surrender of the travel document to ensure the appellant's presence during proceedings.

Result: Appeal disposed of; appellant enlarged on bail.