Supreme Court Disapproves Of High Court Order Limiting Bail To Three Months

11 Sep 2023 4:31 PM GMT

The Supreme Court recently disapproved of an order passed by a High Court which restricted the bail to a particular period.

"Once the High Court came to the conclusion that the accused was entitled to bail, there was no reason to restrict the bail to the period of three months", the Court observed in the case Ranjit Digal vs State of Odisha.

In this case, the Orissa High Court granted interim bail to the appellant on 14th October, 2022. By the order dated 6th April, 2023, the High Court came to the conclusion that the appellant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. However, the High Court proceeded to grant bail only for a period of three months. Aggrieved by the time limit for bail, the appellant approached the Supreme Court.

A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal allowed the appeal and set aside the High Court order. The bench ordered that the order granting interim bail will continue to operate till the disposal of the case before the Trial Court.

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Case : Ranjit Digal vs State of Odisha.

Citation : 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 772

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