[SC] Bail – Chargesheet – Required to be considered by the High Court

crpc s. 439 – bail – Chargesheet – Required to be considered – Whatever material has been collected during the investigation was required to be considered by the High Court while considering the application under Section 439 of Cr.PC. – Relevant aspects which are required to be kept in mind while considering the bail application, namely, seriousness of the offence alleged; material collected during the investigation; statement of the prosecutrix recorded under Section 161 of Cr.PC, etc. – Since chargesheet has already been filed and the relevant material is also now a part of the chargesheet, the same is required to be considered by the High Court – Matter remitted to the High Court.

(2022-4)208 PLR 737 (SC)