Filing of Final Report Not a Bar to Grant of Anticipatory Bail: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir High Court has delivered a significant judgment clarifying the scope of anticipatory bail under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS). Justice Mohd Yousuf Wani ruled that once an accused is granted anticipatory bail, the filing of a final report (challan) before the competent court does not automatically end the protection from arrest. The Court stated that compelling an accused to seek regular bail after the…
