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State (NCT) of Delhi v. Rajeev Sharma

Issue arose whether the term imprisonment for a term “not less than 10 years” in clause (i) of the proviso (a) to…

Dismissed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
2 Apr 2025
Citation
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 617
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 608/2021
Bench
Bela M. Trivedi, Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale

Issue for consideration

Issue arose whether the term imprisonment for a term “not less than 10 years” in clause (i) of the proviso (a) to s.167(2) Cr.P.C would include an offence where the punishment of 14 years of imprisonment is prescribed, but no minimum period of imprisonment is Procedure, 1973 – s.167(2) – Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours – Statutory bail – Grant of – Bail applications filed by the respondent-accused against whom case registered u/ss.3, 4 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act and s.120-B

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