P&H: Bail granted in SC/ST Murder Case - Custody of 2 years 10 months 25 days - Speedy Trial Detailed Evaluation At Bail Stage Is Eschewed While Considering Continued Incarceration

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.483, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Ss.303, 34, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, S.3(2)(v) - Bail - Offence u/ss 303, 34 IPC and S.3(2)(v) of SC/ST Act -Eyewitness turned hostile and another material witness’s account being hearsay - 19 out of 32 witnesses already examined, custody of 2 years 10 months 25 days and likelihood of trial taking sufficiently long time - Applying Art.21 of Constitution right to speedy trial, order