Supreme Court of India

Akhtaribi v. State of M.P.

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Reported as [2001] 2 S.C.R. 626
Bench K.T. Thomas and R.P. Sethi JJ.
Decided 22 March 2001

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Constitution of India, 1950: Article 21. Speedy Trial-Right to-Bail-Grant of-Guidelines-Accused sentenced c to life imprisonment-Appeal unlikely to be heard in the near future-Bail application rejected by High Court-Held : Prolonged delay in trial and appeals confers a right on the accused to apply for bail-Convicts may be released on bail if appeals not disposed of within 5 years-High Courts directed to constitute regular and special Benches for disposal of appeals-On facts, -t...: accused released on bail by keeping sentence in suspension. The appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment

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Of those, 2 relied on · 2 referred to

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