Supreme Court upheld the right of an under-trial
prisoner to be released on bail. In S.B. Criminal
Miscellaneous IV Bail Application No.14677 ... This Court is anxious over the fact that jails
debilitate the under-trial prisoners and if after the
long wait, the accused is ultimately acquitted
been any further progress in the trial. The
petitioner before us is in jail as an under-trial prisoner past 7
years.
5. In such ... trials pending in the U.T. wherein the accused
persons are in custody past more than 5 years or more as an
under-trial prisoner
ORDER
PERMITTING TRANSFER OF THE UNDER-TRIAL PRISONER R.D
PATIL FROM CENTRAL PRISON KALABURAGI TO MYSURU
PRISON BY THE PRL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE ... standards required when fundamental rights under
Article 21 are at stake.
9. An under-trial prisoner continues to enjoy all
constitutional protections, save those which
DIRECTING THE
RESPONDENTS TO FORTHWITH PERMIT THE ADVOCATE/
NOTARY TO MEET UNDER-TRIAL PRISONER RUDRAGOUDA
D.PATIL @ R.D.PATIL, AND OBTAIN HIS SIGNATURE ... directing
the respondents to forthwith permit the Advocate/
Notary to meet under-trial prisoner Rudragouda
D.Patil @ R.D.Patil, and obtain his signature
present application, the applicant
- mother of the under-trial prisoner has prayed
to release the under-trial prisoner on temporary
bail on the ground ... have heard the party-in-person - mother of the
under-trial prisoner and also considered the
documents produced along with the application as
well
State Of Gujarat vs Shabbirhusein Shekhadam Khandvawala on 24 February, 2026
Author: Gita Gopi
Bench
said accused will be asked to be mingled with
9/10 under-trial prisoners, having more or less similar look,
appearance, dress, height, stature ... number of the accused
is more than one, the ratio of under-trial prisoners should be
increased by 1:10 approximately.
iv) After forming
trial.
2. As per the prosecution version, on 13.12.2019, ASI Baldev Singh
along with other police officials was escorting under
under-trial
trial prisoner Bhagwan ... planned
planned criminal conspiracy, facilitated the escape of under
under-trial
trial prisoner
Bhagwan Singh @ Gaggi from police custody by firing upon the police party
been any further progress in the trial. The petitioner
before us is in jail as an under-trial prisoner past 7 years.
5. In such ... trials pending in the U.T. wherein the accused persons
are in custody past more than 5 years or more as an under-trial
prisoner
assistance.
3. I have gone through the Jail record of the
under-trial prisoner and perused the documents
produced along with the application as well ... case and looking to the jail
record of the under-trial prisoner, I am of the
opinion that the application requires consideration
and the same
