Supreme Court : Accused Surrendering Without Summons Cannot Be Taken Into Custody

In a recent development in the Supreme Court of India's Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction, Criminal Appeal No. of 2024 has been allowed, granting bail to Souvik Bhattacharya, the appellant, in a case arising out of SLP(Criminal) No.14476 of 2023. The appeal was filed against the rejection of bail by the Special (CBI) Court and subsequent dismissal of the appeal by the High Court. Background: The case revolves around the non-application of…