DHANESH B. JAIN vs RAJESH JAYKRISHNA . — SLP(Crl) No. 1724/2000

Case Summary: SLP(Crl) No. 1724/2000 The Supreme Court disposed of two Special Leave Petitions challenging the Gujarat High Court's grant of anticipatory bail to the accused under Section 438 IPC. The Court criticized the High Court for granting bail at 11:35 P.M. at a judge's residence without proper notice to the Public Prosecutor or examination of case papers, particularly given the accused's alleged history of flouting earlier Court orders. Although the Court found the anticipatory bail grant "fully unjustified," it declined to cancel it as regular bail had already been granted after chargesheet submission. The petitions were disposed with an observation that the High Court's observations on bail would not influence the trial proceedings, and a copy was directed to the Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.