Case Law Analysis
|Punjab and Haryana High Court
Section 120-B BNS | Mere Sheltering of Accused Without Overt Act Insufficient for Bail Denial: Punjab & Haryana HC
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that providing shelter to a main accused in a heinous offense, without any overt act or direct participation, cannot sustain a conspiracy charge under Section 120-B BNS. This clarifies that pre-trial custody cannot be prolonged solely on association, reinforcing that bail must be granted where no prima facie evidence of active conspiracy exists - a critical safeguard for co-accused with minimal involvement.