BAIL APPLICATIONS HAVE TO BE DECIDED

EXPEDITIOUSLY
Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI

Supreme Court, Division Bench, MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION

NO.1849 OF 2021 IN SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRL.) NO.5191 OF 2021
WITH MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION DIARY NO.29164 OF 2021 IN
SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRL.) NO.5191 OF 2021, DT. 11.07.2022

SUMMARY/CONCLUSION
Para 73 - In conclusion, we would like to issue certain directions. These
directions are meant for the investigating agencies and also for the
courts. Accordingly, we deem it appropriate to issue the following
directions, which may be subject to State amendments:

k) Bail applications ought to be disposed of within a period of two

weeks except if the provisions mandate otherwise, with the exception
being an intervening application.

CANNOT ADJOURN BAIL PETITIONS TO DECIDE THEM IN DUE COURSE

OF TIME:

TULSI RAM SAHU v. State of Chattisgarh

Supreme Court, Division Bench, Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal

(Crl.) No(s). 2564/2022, Dt. 08.09.2022.

..the bail applications whether it is pre-arrest bail or post-arrest bail

(under Section 438 or 439 of the Code) must be decided as
expeditiously as possible. Although we are not supposed to give any
guidelines for the disposal of the bail applications but at the same time
we always expect that bail applications must be decided as expeditiously
as possible and not to be posted in due course of time..