In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court of India laid down stringent guidelines regarding the provision of anticipatory bail, asserting that it should be granted only in “extreme and exceptional cases”. The bench, comprising Justices C T Ravikumar and Sanjay Kumar, emphasized the exceptional nature of anticipatory bail, distinguishing it from regular bail which is
Principle of “Bail is Rule Jail is Exception” Not Applicable to Anticipatory Bail: Supreme Court
