Anticipatory Bail

Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with the concept of Anticipatory Bail. It states that when any person has reason to believe that he may be arrested on an accusation of having committed a non-bailable offence, he may apply to the High Court or the Court of Session for a direction under this section and that court may, if it thinks fit, direct that in the event of such arrest, he shall be released on bail.

Landmark Cases Of Anticipatory Bail – Gurbaksh Singh Sibbia V. State Of Punjab (1980): The supreme Court Of India laid down the principles and guidelines related to anticipatory bail in this case.

Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre v. State of Maharashtra (2011): The Supreme Court Of India held that anticipatory bail should be granted in all cases except those involving serious offences.