The Supreme Court of India has reiterated the procedural propriety that High Courts should encourage litigants to first exhaust the alternative and concurrent remedy of approaching the Sessions Court for anticipatory bail. A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta observed that while High Courts possess concurrent jurisdiction under the Criminal Procedure Code,
High Courts Should Encourage Parties to First Approach Sessions Court for Anticipatory Bail and Record Reasons When Interfering Directly: Supreme Court
