Bail applications must be dealt with in a week from the date of filing and the orders must be passed either on the day of the hearing or the next day.
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The Kerala High Court has directed that all bail applications must be dealt with in a week from the date of filing and the orders must be passed either on the day of the hearing or the next day.
The application in question [Santosh Kumar v State of Kerala, Bail Application No. 6123 of 2019, date of order: 29.08.2019] had been disposed off in 22 days and the order had been passed after 2 weeks of the hearing.
This, the judgment said, was a serious omission on the part of the magistrate. It asked the registry to look into the matter and pass appropriate directions.
