hi there everbody my learned friends
i have a case in which five of four persons have been arrested by the police and are slapped with charges u/s 399 &402 of IPC the case is in crime stage now whether magistrate is empowered to grant of bail in cognisable offence or any court on the subject (whether bail is granted during crime stage in a cognisable offence) u/s 399 and 402 of IPC any rulings please