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Javed Gulam Nabi Shaikh v. State of Maharashtra: speedy trial and bail under the UAPA

On 3 July 2024, a two-judge bench held that where the State cannot ensure a speedy trial, it cannot oppose bail by pleading the seriousness of the offence, and that the Watali standard is no bar to bail where prolonged incarceration meets an interminable trial.