#co-accused confession

The Bombay High Court has ruled that prior criminal history, without evidence of flight risk or threat to investigation, cannot be the sole ground to reject anticipatory bail under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Food Safety Act. This reinforces the Supreme Court’s stance in Ayub Khan and protects accused persons from automatic denial based on past charges - even when facing serious non-bailable offences.

Himachal Pradesh High Court holds that co-accused confessions and call records without corroboration are insufficient to deny bail under NDPS Act Section 37.