Rangnath Vishnu Mhatre and Ors. v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
In Criminal Writ Petition No. 1952 of 2022, the Court observed that petitioners had been in custody for over five and a half years under the MCOC Act. The Court directed the Special Judge to decide their pending bail application, filed on 2022-03-15 and next listed for 2022-07-05, within two weeks from the latter date. The writ petition was subsequently disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Direction to Special Judge to decide bail application of petitioners within two weeks from 5th July 2022.