Supreme Court says ‘law does not account for all the complexities of life’

In exceptional circumstances, an accused denied anticipatory bail can still be given protection from immediate arrest if his sudden incarceration will plunge his personal affairs and family into crisis, says Bench.

A Supreme Court judgment said an accused denied anticipatory bail can, in exceptional circumstances, still be given protection from immediate arrest if his sudden incarceration by the State will plunge his personal affairs and family into crisis. A Bench led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana said the black-and-white of the written text of law did not provide for all the grey spots in human life. Chief Justice Ramana, in the judgment pronounced on Friday, underscored the “reality that no law or rule can possibly account for the complexities of life, and the infinite range of circumstances that may arise in the future”.