Sessions Court Can't Direct Accused Seeking Anticipatory Bail to Approach Police for Relief Under Section 41A CrPC or Section 35 BNSS: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has delivered a crucial ruling stating that Sessions Courts cannot reject or dispose of anticipatory bail applications by simply asking the accused to approach the police under Section 41A of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) or Section 35 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). The court emphasized that the constitutional and statutory responsibility of courts is to protect individual liberty and not refer petitioners to…