SURESH J CHAWDA vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA . — SLP(Crl) No. 3915/2008

Case Summary: SLP(Crl) No. 003915/2008 - Suresh J Chawda v. State of Maharashtra On 16/05/2008, the Supreme Court dismissed Suresh J Chawda's special leave petition challenging the Bombay High Court order. The Court rejected his prayer for protection under Section 438 Cr.P.C. (anticipatory bail). However, the Court directed that if the petitioner surrenders before the concerned court and moves for bail, the court should dispose of the bail application on the day it is presented, provided the prosecuting agency is given prior intimation of the proposed bail application date. The Court clarified that dismissal of the Section 438 protection should not be construed as expressing any opinion on the case merits. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.