Bail Once Granted To Accused Can't Be Cancelled Unless He Violates Bail Conditions Or Impedes Fair Trial: Jharkhand High Court

In a recent ruling, the Jharkhand High Court emphasized that bail once granted to an accused cannot be cancelled solely based on non-compliance with the terms of a compromise agreement. Justice Anil Kumar Choudhary, presiding over the case, reiterated that bail can only be revoked if the accused violates the conditions of bail or impedes a fair trial. Justice Anil Kumar Choudhary, observed, “there is no allegation against the petitioner having committed any of the acts, deeds or things which could be a ground for cancellation of bail already granted to him as enumerated by this Court in the case of Jyotshna Sharma @ Jyotsana Anand vs. After hearing the rival submissions made at the Bar and after carefully going through the materials available in the record, the Court underscored, “it is pertinent to mention here that as has been held by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in the case of Pritpal Singh vs. State of Bihar, by now it is a settled principle of law that the bail granted to an accused cannot be cancelled solely on the ground that the terms of the compromise had not been complied with.” “Under such circumstances, this Court has no hesitation on holding that the learned Sessions Judge, Jamshedpur has not committed any illegality in dismissing the Criminal Revision No.11 of 2022.