Partly allowed
Roshanara Patwekar @ Roshanara Nizamuddin Bustani v. the State of Maharashtra
Bombay HCBA/510/2013
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
In a bail application, the High Court of Bombay at Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction rejected the plea, directing the Magistrate to expedite trial and frame charges promptly. The Court held that after charge framing, bail should be considered under Section 437(6) CPC, with liberty to apply afresh if trial exceeds three months.
What did the court decide?
Application rejected but with directions to expedite trial, frame charges, and consider bail post-charge; liberty to apply afresh within three months.