A bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta passed the direction in light of the fact that the format of orders passed by various High Courts differ significantly.
“Before parting with this case, this Court notices that the format of orders by various High Courts in bail proceedings differs significantly. In many instances, the orders do not contain any description of the proceedings pending before the trial court there; at times, no advertence to the nature of the offence alleged in the FIR etc. This Court is of the opinion that in bail/anticipatory bail matters, High Courts should endeavour to ensure that all basic essentials (i.e. FIR No., date, the concerned police station and the offences allegedly committed etc.) are duly recorded or reflected in the format of the order.”
The Court ordered that the said direction be circulated to all the High Courts through their registrars.
The Court was hearing an appeal filed by a person against a Patna High Court order rejecting anticipatory bail.
Source: Barandbench
