Ashish v. State
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court, in proceedings involving a bail application pending for over six years since February 2018, dismissed the application as withdrawn but granted liberty to file a fresh application if the trial does not conclude within six to eight months, directing expedited trial.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to file a fresh bail application if the trial does not conclude within six to eight months; trial court directed to expedite trial.
What the court decided
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- IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
- BAIL APPLN. 1248/2024, CRL.M.A. 10897/2024 & CRL.M.A. 16722/2024
ASHISH .....Applicant Through: Ms. Dolly Sharma, Advocate versus
STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ajay Vikram Singh, APP with Ms. Neelam, Mr. Sumeet Tanwar, Mr. Sheetal Tanwar, Mr. Aditya Sharma, Mr. Naveen Chauhan & Ms. Purvi Jalan, Advocates for the State with Insp. Rajnish Kumar, PS Sarai Rohilla.
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN
O R D E R % 23.07.2024
- The learned counsel for the applicant seeks liberty to withdraw the present application and submits that she would be satisfied if the learned Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial. 2. Considering the fact that the applicant was arrested way back on 18.02.2018 and the trial is pending for past more than six years, the learned Trial Court is requested to conclude the trial within a period of next six to eight months.
- The bail application is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the applicant to file afresh if the trial does not conclude within six to eight months.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the applicant should be granted liberty to file a fresh bail application if the trial is not concluded within six to eight months given the six-year delay?
Parties & counsel
- applicant
ASHISH
- respondent
STATE
Coram
AMIT MAHAJAN
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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