Anticipatory Bail Plea Maintainable Even If Absconding Proclamation Issued Against Accused: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court recently delivered an important judgment clarifying that proceedings under Section 82 (Proclamation for person absconding) and Section 83 (Attachment of property of person absconding) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) do not create an absolute bar on filing anticipatory bail petitions. The Court’s decision came in the case titled Mangali Devi and Others versus The State of Bihar involving serious criminal charges. Background and Legal…