Bail in Non-Bailable Offences: A Critical Analysis of Supreme Court Guidelines
By Samrat Bandopadhyay, Joint Director, Civil Services Officer, Government of India*,Thaneshwar Chakrawarti**, RGSOIPL, IIT Kharagpur & Shekhar Mazumdar***, IET-DAVV, Indore. Abstract “Bail is the rule, jail is the exception” is a common adage in the legal fraternity. Bail in a bailable offence is a right, however in case of non-bailable offence, it is the discretion of the Court and the same has to be provided with ‘due caution’. Bail has its root in French word ‘bailer’ mea