What impels me to write this Article is a recent press report in Dainik Jagran which states that about 20000 bail applications are pending in Patna High Court. The bail applications filed in August.
Allahabad HC fixes timeline for hearing bail pleas under SC/ST Act
The court passed these directives while hearing a petition over the undue delay in processing the bail applications of the accused under the Act.
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LUCKNOW: The Allahabad High Court has ruled that the bail applications or appeals under the SC/ST Act have to be placed before the court concerned on expiry of seven days from the date of service of notice on the government advocate. The order was delivered on Monday.
Besides, the court directed that the bail applications should be placed before the court in a reasonable and definite time-frame for hearing.