Supreme Court · [2024] 12 S.C.R. 837 · Decided 18 December 2024
Siddhant @ Sidharth Balu Taktode v. The State of Maharashtra and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- [2024] 12 S.C.R. 837
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 5438/2024
- Decided
- 18 December 2024
- Bench
- BHUSHAN RAMKRISHNA GAVAI, K.V. VISWANATHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 19, 21
Headnote
In six years, out of 102 dates, on most of the dates the appellant- accused was not produced before the Court either physically or virtually. Prolonged incarceration. Bail rejected by High Court. Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, on account of non-production of the appellant- accused - Appellant incarcerated for approximately five years - If entitled to bail: Held: Yes - Prolonged incarceration without the accused being made to face the trial would result in forcing him to face the sentence
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