PATEL MOHANBHAI RAVJIBHAI vs BHARAT KUMAR MANSUKHLAL BUDDHADEV . — Crl.A. No. 952/2001

Summary of Crl.A. No. 952/2001 On September 17, 2001, the Supreme Court heard Patel Mohanbhai Ravjibhai's appeal challenging the High Court of Gujarat's bail order for the first respondent (Bharat Kumar Mansukhlal Buddhadev), an accused in a murder case involving charges under IPC Sections 302 and 352. The Court found the High Court judge failed to apply the correct legal test under Section 437(i) of the Code of Criminal Procedure when considering bail for offences punishable by death or life imprisonment. The Supreme Court set aside the bail order and directed the first respondent to surrender forthwith, while permitting him to file a fresh bail application in the High Court in accordance with proper legal standards. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.