Whether the court can release accused on anticipatory bail if he has returned money paid by informant to him?

[Educator]

We have indicated on more than one occasion that the process of criminal law, particularly in matters of grant of bail, is not akin to money recovery proceedings but what has been noticed in the present case carries the peculiarities of its own. {Para 9}10. We would reiterate that the process of criminal law cannot be utilised for arm-twisting and money recovery, particularly while opposing the