Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 222 · Decided 13 February 2025
Tapas Kumar Palit v. State of Chhattisgarh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 222 · [2025] 2 S.C.R. 630
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 738/2025
- Decided
- 13 February 2025
- Bench
- J.B. PARDIWALA, R MAHADEVAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; CrPC; Constitution Article 21; UAPA
Headnote
Appellant in judicial custody for 5 years, no certainty as regards the time likely to take in conclusion of the trial. Whether the appellant is entitled to bail. Bail - Entitlement to - Delay in trial - Constitution of India - Prevention Act, 1967 - Chhattisgarh Vishesh Jan Suraksha Adhiniyam, 2005 - Penal Code, 1860 - FIR against appellant under the aforesaid Acts - Trial in progress - Out of 100 witnesses, 42 witnesses examined - Bail denied by High Court - Challenge to:
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