Supreme Court of India

SUMIT versus STATE OF U.P. & ANR.

2026 INSC 145

Case number
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 830/2026
Judgment date
2026-02-09
Petitioner / appellant
SUMIT
Respondent
STATE OF U.P. & ANR.
Neutral citation
2026 INSC 145
Other citation
[2026] 3 S.C.R. 87
CNR
ESCR010000642026
Bench / judges
J.B. PARDIWALA, K.V. VISWANATHAN
Author judge
J.B. PARDIWALA, K.V. VISWANATHAN
Bench size
2 Judges
Disposal nature
Disposed off
Judgment year
2026

Issue for consideration

Whether the High Court was well within its reasons to grant the anticipatory bail by restricting it upto the stage of filing of the chargesheet; What will be the position, when an accused has been released on bail, pending the investigation, and later upon completion of addition of new cognizable and non-bailable offences.

Headnote excerpt

Bail – Rejection of Anticipatory Bail – Dowry death – An FIR was registered u/s.80(2)/85 BNS and ss.3 and 4 respectively of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 – The appellant/brother- in-law of the

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