Supreme Court of India

Tapas Kumar Palit v. State of Chhattisgarh

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Reported as [2025] 2 S.C.R. 630
Bench J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan JJ.
Decided 13 February 2025

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Issue for Consideration Appellant in judicial custody for 5 years, no certainty as regards the time likely to take in conclusion of the trial. Whether the appellant is entitled to bail. Headnotes† Bail – Entitlement to – Delay in trial – Constitution of India – Article 21 – Right to speedy trial – Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967 – Chhattisgarh Vishesh Jan Suraksha Adhiniyam, 2005 – Penal Code, 1860 – FIR against appellant under the aforesaid Acts – Trial in progress – Out of 100 witnesses, 42 witnesses examined – Bail denied by High Court – Challenge to: Held: Howsoever serious a

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