Supreme Court of India

Jahid Shaikh & Ors. v. State of Gujarat & Anr.

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Reported as [2011] 10 S.C.R. 1
Bench Altamas Kabir and Cyriac Joseph JJ.
Decided 6 July 2011

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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 Sessions Case for trial outside the State of Gujarat on ground of bias and vitiated communal atmosphere - Apprehension of the accused of being denied a free 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 case out of a State - However, such a ground, cannot be the only aspect to be considered - In the instant case, the offences

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