Sanjay Kumar Gupta v. State of U.P.- Quashing Petition - Anticipatory Bail
Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 482 - Constitution of India - Article 226 -To grant the relief of pre-arrest bail in a criminal writ petition while refusing to exercise jurisdiction to quash the proceedings is totally unacceptable and impermissible. (Para 7)
Case Info
Key Details
- Case name: Sanjay Kumar Gupta v. State of U.P. & Ors.
- Neutral citation: Not provided in the order.
- Coram: Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta
- Judgment date: 01 December 2025
- Caselaws and citations referred:
- Neeharika Infrastructure (P) Ltd. v. State of Maharashtra, (2021) 19 SCC 401
- Hema Mishra v. State of U.P., (2014) 4 SCC 453 : (2014) 2 SCC (Cri) 363
- Statutes/laws referred:
- Article 226 of the Constitution of India
- Section 482 CrPC
- Section 438 CrPC (anticipatory bail, referred in principle)
- Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 316(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 61(2), 351(2), 3(5)
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