Prohibitory clause

--- S. 497 --- Bail --- Prohibitory clause --- Scope --- Where there appear reasonable grounds to believe that the accused has committed an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, the case falls within the prohibitory clause of Section 497, CrPC.

--- S. 497 --- Bail --- Prohibitory clause --- Scope --- In cases falling within the prohibitory clause, the grant of post-arrest bail is restricted to the exceptions enumerated therein, namely: (i) under the first proviso to section 497(1), CrPC, where the accused is a woman, minor, or a sick or infirm person; (ii) under the third proviso to Section 497(1), CrPC, where there is an unreasonable delay in the conclusion of the trial, not attributable to the accused; and (iii) under Section 497(2), CrPC, where the case requires further inquiry into the guilt of the accused.