Supreme Court Grants Bail To Man Who Spent 10 Years In Custody Without Conclusion Of Trial: Delay In Trial

The Supreme Court in the case Yogesh Narayan Raut v. State of Maharashtra observed and has granted bail to a man who spent 10 years in custody without conclusion of trial.

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The man shall be produced before the Trial Court within the period of 1 week to be discharged on appropriate terms and conditions, after hearing the Public Prosecutor.

The bench comprising of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan in the case observed and has passed the order considering that the man i.e., the appellant had undergone 10 years of incarceration, while witnesses remained to be examined. Thus, it was in fact informed during the hearing by the Public Prosecutor of the case that 6 more official witnesses were sought to be examined.

The bench of Justice Oka could be heard wherein saying that, 10 years have gone...in 10 years, how many witnesses have been examined? The State counsel replied, '21'.

The court in its order stated that the appellant has undergone incarceration for a period of more than 10 years.