Rambali Sahni v. State of Bihar - S.362 CrPC - Bail - Clerical Error
Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 362 - Bail - High Court recalled an order granting bail on the premise that Court Master though had recorded as petition having been rejected in the operative portion had mistakenly written as “allowed” -SC restored the bail order and observed: Once the judgment or order is signed, no alternation or review of the same is permissible except to correct a clerical or arithmetical error- There being no clerical or arithmetical error which had crept in, yet the High Court recalled the earlier order granted bail by impugned order and it was not justified in undertaking to recall the order.
Case Info
Rambali Sahni v. State of Bihar; Judgment dated 07 January 2026.
Case Details
- Case name:
- Neutral citation: Not provided in the order; only docket references appear (Criminal Appeal No. 105 of 2026; SLP (Crl.) No. 357 of 2026; Diary No. 72999/2025).
Coram
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar.
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Prasanna B. Varale.
Judgment Date
- 07 January 2026 (New Delhi).
Caselaws and Citations
- No external case law citations are mentioned. The Court relies on Section 362 CrPC in principle, but does not cite precedent.
Statutes/Laws Referred
- Section 362 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (bar on alteration/review of signed judgments/orders except for clerical or arithmetical errors).