Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 463 · Decided 6 July 2011
Jahid Shaikh & ORS. v. State of Gujarat & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 463 · [2011] 10 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- TRANSFER PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 55/2010
- Decided
- 6 July 2011
- Bench
- ALTAMAS KABIR, CYRIAC JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 406, 207
Headnote
A B Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.406 - Bomb blasts - Sessions Ca,se pending before the Special Judge, Ahmedabad - Transfer petition - Prayer for transfer of the C Sessions Case for trial outside the State of Gujarat on ground of bias and vitiated communal atmosphere - Apprehension of the and fair trial within the State of Gujarat - Held: Absence of a congenial atmosphere for fair and impartial trial is a good ground for transfer of a D case out of a State - However, such a ground, cannot be the only aspect to be considered - In the instant case, the offences with which the accused
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