Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 534 · Decided 18 July 2024
Sheikh Javed Iqbal @ Ashfaq Ansari @ Javed Ansari v. State of Uttar Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 534 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 1054
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2790/2024
- Decided
- 18 July 2024
- Bench
- J.B. PARDIWALA, UJJAL BHUYAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 489B, 489C; CrPC Section 439; Constitution Article 21; UAPA Section 16, 43D
Headnote
High Court whether justified in denying bail to the appellant, an under-trial prisoner prosecuted under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967 and Penal Code, 1860 who had been in custody for more than nine years. Bail - Denial - When Constitution of India - Article 21 - Right to speedy trial - Serious charges no ground to deny bail - Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 - SS.16, 43D - Penal Code, 1860 - SS. 489B, 489C - Fake counterfeit Indian currency notes seized from
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