(1) This petition u/s 497-A of the Code of Criminal procedure, hereinafter to be referred to as the Code, raises an important question of the excent of the powers of the High Court and the Court of Sessions, to grant anticipatory bail to a person, against whom a case has been registered with a police station, which is situated outside the limits of their territorial jurisdiction.

(2) A criminal case under section 4G6 and 420 L P. C. has been registered against the petitioner with police station Nanakpora, New Delhi, The petitioner is a resident of village Bajarni, Tehsil Doda, a place within the territorial limits of tee State of Jammu and Kashmir. He has filed the present petition in this court for granting the anticipatory bail in exercise of its powers u/s 497-A. An objection has been taken on behalf of the state that this court has no jurisdiction to grant anticipatory bail to a person, against whom a case has been registered with a police station which is situated outside the local limits of its jurisdiction under the Code. The objection is, in my opinion, well founded and must succeed. Section 497-A is, for the sake of convenience, reproduced as below:

"497-A. Direction for gra

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