Supreme Court of India
Dipak Shubhashchandra Mehta v. C.B.I. and Anr.
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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
- 2022 Meena Devi v. The State of U.P. and Another
- 2022 Ms. P v. The State of Madhya Pradesh and Another
Of those, 2 referred to
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