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Anticipatory Bail (Section 438 CrPC / Section 482 BNSS)
Criminal Procedure & Jurisprudence Terms
Definition
A pre-arrest judicial direction issued by a Sessions Court or High Court directing that in the event an individual is arrested on accusation of having committed a non-bailable offence, they shall be released on bail immediately.
Example
In Sushila Aggarwal v. State (NCT of Delhi), a five-judge Constitution Bench held that the protection of anticipatory bail ordinarily continues until the conclusion of the trial unless revoked for exceptional grounds.