2026 (2) TMI 408

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....asant, Sr. Adv., Mr. Swastik Dalai, AOR, Mr. M. Srinivasan, Adv., Ms. Kaushitaki Sharma, Adv., Ms. Bagavathy Vennimalai, Adv., Mr. E. Shanthakumar, Adv., Mr. T. Yuvaresh, Adv., For the Respondent(s):  Mr. S.D. Sanjay, A.S.G., Ms. Navroop Jawanda, Adv., Ms. Parthvi Ahuja, Adv., Mr. Khushal Kolwar, Adv., Ms. Disha Thakkar, Adv. ORDER 1. Leave granted. 2. The appellant, Reginamary Ch....

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....lamani, has been in custody for 4 years 1 month and 28 days as on date. 4. Given the length of incarceration that the appellant has already suffered and as an identically situated accused person, who was travelling along with the appellant, Reginamary Chellamani, on the same flight, has been granted bail by this Court, we are inclined to grant the same relief to the appellant at this stage. The....

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....at this stage that the appellant did not cross examine the witnesses at the initial stage and it was only after she engaged her own counsel and her application for re-examining those witnesses was allowed that she was permitted to do so. 10. It is incumbent upon the trial Courts dealing with criminal proceedings, faced with such situations, to inform the accused of their right to legal represen....