Highlighting that every court had criminal cases pending, the top court noted that these cases required expeditious disposal for several reasons, such as the requirement of the penal statutes, long incarceration, age of the accused, etc.“Only because someone files a case in our Constitutional Courts, he cannot get out-of-turn hearing. Perhaps after rejecting the prayer for bail, the courts want to give some satisfaction to the accused by fixing a time-bound schedule for trial. Such orders are difficult to implement,” it said.Also in top courtSC to hear challenge to UP Gangsters ActThe top court on Friday agreed to hear a plea challenging the constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, and has sought the Centre’s reply. The plea challenges certain provisions of the Act, including those related to attachment of property and penalty.Bail to ex-TMC leader Kuntal GhoshFormer TMC youth leader Kuntal Ghosh, accused in a corruption case linked to the West Bengal primary school recruitment scam, was granted regular bail by the top court on Friday. The bench said the trial is unlikely to be completed in the foreseeable future, while Ghosh has been in custody for last 19 months.
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