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Quashing, Bail & BNSS Map

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  1. 1.State of Haryana v Bhajan Lal (1992) — significance?

    Laid down seven illustrative categories in which the High Court may quash an FIR or proceedings under its inherent powers or Article 226.

    1992 Supp (1) SCC 335

  2. 2.Joginder Kumar v State of UP (1994) — held?

    Arrest must not be made merely because it is lawful; police must justify it, and the arrested person has the right to have a friend or relative informed.

    (1994) 4 SCC 260

  3. 3.Gurbaksh Singh Sibbia v State of Punjab (1980) — held?

    Section 438 CrPC (anticipatory bail) should not be read restrictively; courts have wide discretion.

    (1980) 2 SCC 565

  4. 4.Sushila Aggarwal v State (NCT of Delhi) (2020) — held?

    Anticipatory bail need not be limited to a fixed period and can continue until the end of trial, unless the court imposes conditions.

    (2020) 5 SCC 1

  5. 5.Satender Kumar Antil v CBI (2022) — significance?

    Classified offences into categories and issued bail guidelines, urging a separate Bail Act and compliance with Arnesh Kumar.

    (2022) 10 SCC 51

  6. 6.BNSS equivalents of CrPC ss 125, 161, 164, 313 and 482?

    s 125 (maintenance) → BNSS s 144; s 161 (police examination) → s 180; s 164 (confessions/statements to Magistrate) → s 183; s 313 (examining accused) → s 351; s 482 (inherent powers of High Court) → s 528.

    BNSS 2023

  7. 7.Cognizable vs non-cognizable offence?

    Cognizable: police may arrest without warrant and investigate without a Magistrate's order. Non-cognizable: police need a warrant to arrest and the Magistrate's permission to investigate.

    CrPC s 2(c), (l); BNSS s 2