Top court stays HC order to restrain arrest of accused

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the order of the Rajasthan High Court, which restrained the police, for the time being, from making the arrest of the persons, who are charged with an offence where the maximum sentence is up to three years, till July 17, 2021.

On May 17, a single bench of the Rajasthan High Court, while hearing an anticipatory bail plea, had directed the director general of police (DGP) to issue instructions to all the officers concerned in Rajasthan not to make arrest of persons in cases where accused is charged under an offence where maximum sentence extends up to three years and the offence is triable by first class magistrate.

The HC bench had also asked the registrar general to issue the necessary directions and directed the registrar (judicial), Jaipur Bench and the registrar (judicial), principal seat not to list bail applications under Section 438 of CRPC in offences where maximum sentence extends up to three years and the offence is triable by first class magistrate till reopening of courts after summer vacation.

The apex court has also stayed the directions given to the registrars (judicial). JODHPUR: