Anil Kumar vs State of Jharkhand - CrPC - Anticipatory Bail Condition To Resume Conjugal Life

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 438 - [Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 - Section 482] - High Court granted anticipatory bail to an accused on condition that he resumes conjugal life with his wife and maintains her with dignity and honour as his lawful wife- Allowing appeal, SC observed: While considering the application for pre-arrest bail of the appellant, the Court ought to have assessed whether the discretionary relief sought by the appellant for pre-arrest bail deserved to be granted within the settled 2 parameters; if yes, conditions which are traceable to Section 438(2), could be imposed, but a condition such as the one impugned before us ought not to have been imposed in view of several decisions of this Court - Referred to Mahesh Chandra v. State of U.P. and Munish Bhasin v. State (NCT of Delhi)