Ram Govind Upadhyay vs Sudarshan Singh & Ors on 18 March, 2002
In the case of Ram Govind Upadhyay v. Sudarshan Singh
and Puran v. Rambilas reported in (2002) 3 SCC 598, the Apex
Court laid down the factors, for exercising the power to decide the
bail application, observed that, it is not expected by the Court to
have the entire evidence establishing the guilt of the accused
beyond reasonable doubt, but there ought to be a prima-facie
satisfaction of the Court in support of the charge. It is further
observed by the Apex Court that, whether case is fit for grant of bail
involves the balancing of numerous factors, amongst which nature
of offence, severity of punishment and prima-facie view of the
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involvement of the accused are important. No straight jacket
formula exists for Courts to assess an application for grant or
rejection of bail as it all depends on the peculiar facts of the case.