Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
Anticipatory Bail | Victim's Voluntary Affidavit Nullifies Offence, Overriding Prior Criminal Record Under BNSS Section 438 : Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court held that when a victim files a voluntary affidavit denying the commission of any offence, prior criminal antecedents cannot justify denying anticipatory bail. This ruling reinforces that direct evidence of no crime trumps speculative risk, protecting liberty even for accused with past cases - a critical shift in bail jurisprudence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.