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Supreme Court grants interim protection to 72-year-old whose anticipatory bail plea was not listed by Patna HC for 6 months

The top court directed the High Court to dispose of the anticipatory bail plea within four weeks and ordered the police not to take any coercive action against the petitioner during that period.

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08 Sep 2021, 7:40 am

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim protection to a 72-year-old man who pointed out that his plea for anticipatory bail had not been listed for hearing before the Patna High Court for six months, despite several requests (Pancham Singh v. State of Bihar).

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Supreme Court of India

Anticipatory Bail

Patna High Court