https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312288 In an anticipatory bail application accompanied by a request for ad interim protection, the Court held that personal liberty required prompt attention and the interim plea could not be left unresolved by an indefinite adjournment after admission. The High Court was expected either to decide the interim request or to fix a specific returnable date for final disposal after allowing the State reasonable time. Because the matter remained pending without a definite date, the applicant was granted interim protection from arrest until the anticipatory bail application was decided, and the High Court was directed to decide the application expeditiously on its own merits without prejudice to that merits determination. en-us Mon, 21 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 10 Feb 2024 05:45:35 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312288 In an anticipatory bail application accompanied by a request for ad interim protection, the Court held that personal liberty required prompt attention and the interim plea could not be left unresolved by an indefinite adjournment after admission. The High Court was expected either to decide the interim request or to fix a specific returnable date for final disposal after allowing the State reasonable time. Because the matter remained pending without a definite date, the applicant was granted interim protection from arrest until the anticipatory bail application was decided, and the High Court was directed to decide the application expeditiously on its own merits without prejudice to that merits determination. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 21 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312288