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Satender Kumar Antil v. Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr.

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Reported as [2022] 10 S.C.R. 351
Bench Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh JJ.
Decided 11 July 2022

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the delay in taking up the main appeal or revision coupled with the benefit conferred under Section 436A of the Code among other factors ought to be consideredfor a favourable release on bail.

Judgment, page 66

From the headnote

Bail – Grant of – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss. 41, 41A, 88, 170, 204 and 209 – Constitution of India – Arts. 21 & 22 – Applications have been filed seeking certain dire ctions/ clarifications, to deal with the aspects governing the grant of bail – Held: The Government of India may consider the introduction of a separate enactment in the nature of a Bail Act so as to s treamline the grant of bail – While considering the application for enla rgement on bail, Courts will have to satisfy themselves on the due compliance of sec. 41 of CrPC – Any non-compliance would entitle the a ccused

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Of those, 2 relied on · 8 referred to

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