HIGH COURT OF RAJASTHAN (JODHPUR BENCH)
Mr. Justice Kuldeep Mathur, J
Salim Khan – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan – Respondent
ORDER :
KULDEEP MATHUR, J.
1This second application for bail under Section 483 of BNSS has been filed by the petitioner who has been arrested in connection with F.I.R. No.228/2022 registered at Police Station Suratgarh City, District Sri Ganganagar, for offences under Sections 8/21, 22 and 29 of the NDPS Act.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the co- accused Allarakha (S.B. Cr. Misc. Bail Application No.323/2024) has already been enlarged on bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 02.12.2024. Learned counsel submitted that the case of the present petitioner is not distinguishable from that of the co-accused Allarakha who has already been enlarged on bail.
3. Learned counsel submitted that the petitioner is in judicial custody; investigation has already been completed and the trial of the case is likely to consume sufficiently long time. On these grounds, he implored the Court to enlarge the petitioner on bail.
4. Per contra, learned Public Prosecutor has opposed the bail application. However, he was not in position to refute the fact that the case of the present petitioner is not distinguishable from that of co-accused Allarakha who has already been
The right to a speedy trial is fundamental; prolonged detention without trial violates the accused's rights, warranting bail.
The right to a speedy trial is fundamental, and prolonged detention without trial infringes upon this right, warranting bail.
The right to a speedy trial is fundamental, and prolonged detention without trial violates the accused's rights, warranting bail.
The right to a speedy trial is fundamental, and prolonged detention without trial violates Article 21 of the Constitution.
An accused's right to a speedy trial is paramount, and prolonged incarceration without trial infringes upon fundamental rights.
Indefinite incarceration without trial violates the right to a speedy trial and the presumption of innocence, necessitating bail under Section 439 CrPC.
Grant of bail on ground of undue delay in trial, cannot be said to be fettered by Section 37 of NDPS Act, given imperative of Section 436A of Cr.P.C., which is applicable to offences under NDPS Act t....
The right to a speedy trial is fundamental, and indefinite detention without trial violates constitutional guarantees, warranting bail.
The right to a speedy trial is a fundamental right under Article 21, and delays in trial can justify bail, even in serious offenses involving commercial quantities of narcotics.
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