Case Law Analysis
|Patna High Court
BNSS Section 183 | Exonerating Victim Statement and Unexplained FIR Delay Compel Anticipatory Bail : Patna HC
Patna High Court rules that an exonerating victim statement under BNSS Section 183, coupled with a seven-day unexplained delay in FIR registration, shifts the evidentiary burden, making arrest unjustified without stronger proof. The ruling reinforces that anticipatory bail is not automatic even in serious offences if the prosecution's case lacks credibility.