Under Section 437 CrPC, bail in a non-bailable offence may be granted by:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C.
1. Section 437 CrPC empowers a court OTHER than the High Court or Court of Session, and also an officer-in-charge of police station, to grant bail in non-bailable offences subject to certain conditions.
2. Restrictions: bail may NOT be granted if there are reasonable grounds for believing the accused has been guilty of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life; or if the offence is cognizable and the accused has been previously convicted of an offence punishable with death/life/≥7 years.
3. Special protections: persons under 16, women, sick or infirm may be granted bail even in such cases.
4. Section 439 CrPC grants concurrent special powers to High Court and Court of Session.
5. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: Indian Penal Code 1860 / Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 / Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Bare Acts, indiacode.nic.in) — CrPC, Section 437_
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