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Even single day's delay in deciding bail plea adversely affects fundamental rights of citizens: SC

'We do not appreciate the practice of keeping bail application pending for years together,' it said
12:08 PM Nov 09, 2024 IST | PTI
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Even single day's delay in deciding bail plea adversely affects fundamental rights of citizens: SC
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New Delhi, Nov 09: Deprecating the practice of courts keeping bail applications pending for years, the Supreme Court has said that even a single day's delay in deciding such matters adversely affects the fundamental rights of citizens.

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The apex court has time and again emphasised the importance of personal liberty, a bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan said in an order passed on Friday.

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"It has been observed by this court (that) even a single day('s) delay in deciding the bail application adversely affects the fundamental rights of the citizens," it said.

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"We do not appreciate the practice of keeping bail application pending for years together," it said.

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The top court's observation came while hearing a plea filed by a man who said his bail application was pending before the Allahabad High Court since August last year and there was no progress in the matter.

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The petitioner said the matter was adjourned repeatedly before the high court without any effective hearing.

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The SC noted that it has been informed that the matter was posted for hearing before the High Court on November 11.

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"... we request the judge, before whom the matter is placed, to take up the matter on the same date and decide it as expeditiously as possible and, in any case, within a period of two weeks from November 11, 2024," the bench said, while disposing of the plea.

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