Supreme Court of India

Dipak Shubhashchandra Mehta v. C.B.I. and Anr.

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Reported as [2012] 3 S.C.R. 278
Bench P. Sathasivam and J. Chelameswar JJ.
Decided 10 February 2012

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What the Court ordered

We hold that it is not a fit case to fix any outer limit taking note of the .materials collected by the prosecution.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Bail - Grant of - Detention in jail custody for long period - Delay in trial - Effect of - Held: When there is delay in trial, bail should be granted to the accused, though the same should not be applied to all cases mechanically - In the instant case, it is clear that due to various factors the trial may take a longer time - Considering the non-possibility of chommencement of trial in near future and also of the fact that the accused-appellant is in custody from 31.03.2010, except the period of interim bail, i.e. from 15.09.2011 to 30.11.2011, it is not a fit case to fix any outer limit

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Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 referred to

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