Kerala High Court prescribes timelines for speedy disposal of bail applications
The Kerala High Court has established strict timelines for the disposal of bail applications to reduce case pendency. Regular bail pleas must be decided within two weeks, while anticipatory bail pleas have a six-week limit.
Why it matters
This move aims to address systemic delays in the Indian judicial system and uphold the right to a speedy trial.
The Kerala High Court has notified that bail applications should be considered and disposed of within six weeks.
The court specified that regular bail applications should be disposed of within two weeks and anticipatory bail pleas within six weeks.
The High Court prescribed the timelines to comply with the Supreme Court directives to ensure the expeditious disposal of bail applications.
The High Court also decided that in any regular bail applications, the time granted for the government authorities to respond shall not exceed seven working days.
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