Criminal and bail
Bail and criminal law, by your facts.
Describe the custody period, the offence and the stage. Get the paragraphs that fit, from the Supreme Court and the High Courts.
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Your facts, in your words
Accused in custody for four years, trial has not concluded, seeking bail on the ground of delay under Article 21
Find matching judgments
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Strong match
Javed Gulam Nabi Shaikh v. State of Maharashtra
Supreme Court · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 992
Strong match
Farukh v. State of Haryana
Punjab and Haryana High Court · CRM-M 30216/2026
Strong match
Basal Plywood v. State (NCT of Delhi)
Delhi High Court · CRL.A. 17/2017
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Javed Gulam Nabi Shaikh v. State of Maharashtra[2024] 7 S.C.R. 992
Article 21 of the Constitution applies irrespective of the nature of the crime.
Para 19 Open in the original PDF
Old and new law, side by side.
From the official correspondence tables. Press a section to read what the courts said.
| Old law | New law | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| CrPC 438 | BNSS 482 | Direction for grant of bail to person apprehending arrest |
| CrPC 439 | BNSS 483 | Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail |
| CrPC 437 | BNSS 480 | When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence |
| CrPC 436A | BNSS 479 | Maximum period for which undertrial prisoner can be detained |
| CrPC 482 | BNSS 528 | Saving of inherent powers of High Court |
| IPC 302 | BNS 103(1) | Punishment for murder |
| IPC 307 | BNS 109 | Attempt to murder |
| IPC 420 | BNS 318(4) | Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property |
| IPC 498A | BNS 85, 86 | Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty |
Try one of these.
Real descriptions you can paste into Misaal, then change to fit your matter.
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Accused in custody for three years, charge sheet filed, only two witnesses examined, bail on the ground of delay under Article 21
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Anticipatory bail, accused is cooperating with investigation and custodial interrogation is not required
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Quashing of FIR under Section 482 CrPC after a settlement between the parties in a matrimonial dispute
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Cheque given as security bounced, drawer says there was no legally enforceable debt, Section 138 NI Act
What the courts said, word for word.
Real paragraphs from the judgments, with their citations. Open any of them to read the judgment.
Article 21 of the Constitution applies irrespective of the nature of the crime.
Since the trial of this case, apparently and evidently is shown to have been delayed, as such, this Court is of the considered opinion that no fruitful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner in custody.
Such presumption is rebuttable in nature and the onus is on the accused to raise a probable defence.
In the present matter, applicant was granted anticipatory bail during investigation and he did not misuse the said liberty.
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