Mohammad Afsar @ Jhinna vs State Of U.P. on 24 January, 2020
In Emperor v. H.L. Hutchinson [AIR 1931 All 356, 358 : 1931 Cri LJ 1271] it was said that it was very unwise to make an attempt to lay down any particular rules which will bind the High Court, having regard to the fact that the legislature itself left the discretion of the court unfettered. According to the High Court, the variety of cases that may arise from time to time cannot be safely classified and it is dangerous to make an attempt to classify the cases and to say that in particular classes a bail may be granted but not in other classes. It was observed that the principle to be deduced from the various sections in the Code of Criminal Procedure was that grant of bail is the rule and refusal is the exception. An accused person who enjoys freedom in a much better position to look after his case and to properly defent himself than if he were in custody. As a presumably innocent person he is therefore entitled to freedom and every opportunity to look after his own case. A presumably innocent person must have his freedom to enable him to establish his innocence.