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The Supreme Court of India is working on providing broad parameters to the Allahabad High Court for dealing with the bail pleas.
The Bench comprising of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Hemant Gupta stated, “The High Court of judicature at Allahabad and Lucknow have a long pendency of appeals. Thus, aspects such as period undergone, the heinousness of the crime, the age of the accused, the period taken in trial and whether the appellants are diligently prosecuting the appeals inter alia may be factors which may be material.”
The Supreme Court observed the situation, where a batch of 18 bail petitions were pending even after the petitioners have completed their imprisonment period.
The order by the Apex Court stated, “As though we have 18 matters today, many more may arise only on account of the period of the sentence already undergone. In the conspectus of the same, suggestions can also be made qua 18 matters before us and we will examine whether those cases should be remitted to the High court for consideration or there are some obvious cases which can be dealt with at the very threshold.”
The Supreme Court has directed the Allahabad High Court to assist Additional Advocate General (AAG) Garima Prashad in the process of formulating the guidelines.
The Supreme Court while pronouncing the order for laying guidelines in this regard noted that a diligent procedure for resolving the matter is a must for maintaining peace in the nation.
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