Consider Framing Act: Supreme Court To Centre On Bail Pleas
NDTV
The Supreme Court said bail applications should be disposed of within two weeks except when provisions mandate otherwise while pleas for anticipatory bail be decided within six weeks.
The Supreme Court Monday directed the Centre to consider framing a "Bail Act" to streamline the grant of bail, a recommendation that assumes significance given the pendency of bail pleas of several undertrial prisoners including activists, political leaders and journalists.
The top court also said bail applications should be disposed of within two weeks except when provisions mandate otherwise while pleas for anticipatory bail be decided within six weeks.
"The Union of India may consider the introduction of a separate enactment in nature of a bail act, so as to streamline the grant of bails," a bench of Justices S K Kaul and M M Sundresh said while pronouncing a judgment in a case related to the arrest of a man by the CBI.
Issuing a slew of directions, the bench said investigating agencies and their officers are duty-bound to comply with Section 41-A of the Criminal Procedure Code (Notice of appearance before police officer).