MD. KASIM v. STATE OF BIHAR

Supreme Court of India · 17 Dec 2008
Altamas Kabir; Markandey Katju
CRIMINAL APPEAL No.2057 OF 2008
criminal appeal_allowed

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The Supreme Court granted bail to the appellant during the pendency of the appeal after noting that he had already served four years of a five-year sentence.

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL No.2057 OF 2008
(arising out of S.L.P.(CRL.)NO.6912/2008)
MD. KASIM ... Appellant(s)
VERSUS
STATE OF BIHAR ... Respondent(s)
Leave granted.
This appeal is directed against the order of the Patna
High Court dated 11.8.2008, rejecting the appellant's prayer for grant of bail, during the pendency of the appeal. It is submitted by Mr. Samir Ali
Khan, learned advocate, appearing for the appellant that out of the sentence of 5 years, the appellant has already undergone sentence of four years contd...2/-
::2:: imprisonment. In that view of the matter, the appellant be released on bail to the satisfaction of the trial court during the pendency of the appeal.
The appeal is allowed. ...................J.
(ALTAMAS KABIR) ....................J.
(MARKANDEY KATJU)
New Delhi, December 17, 2008.
JUDGMENT