MANU PATRA vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL — SLP(Crl) No. 1071/2007

Case Summary: SLP(Crl) No. 001071/2007 - Manu Patra v. State of West Bengal On 07/03/2007, the Supreme Court dismissed Manu Patra's Special Leave Petition challenging the High Court of Calcutta's order dated 10/11/2006. The Court rejected the petitioner's plea for anticipatory bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C. However, the Court directed that if the petitioner surrenders before the concerned court and applies for bail, the court should dispose of the bail application the same day, provided the prosecution is given prior notice of the bail application date. The Court clarified that this rejection does not express any opinion on the merits of the case. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.