Ensure No Bail Application Is Delayed For Reason Of CIS Registration Formalities: Gujarat High Court To Judicial Magistrates

Gujarat High Court has issued a circular to all the Magisterial Courts in the state for compliance of directions passed by the Supreme Court in January this year. 

A Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S. Oka, while hearing a Suo Motu Writ Petition instituted for the purposes of issuing a comprehensive Policy Strategy for grant of bail, had issued a set of 7 directions on the issue of undertrial prisoners who continue to be in custody despite having been granted the benefit of bail on account of their inability to fulfil the conditions stipulated in the bail order or otherwise.

The high court in the circular said that Bail Applications presented before Magisterial Courts must be promptly registered as "CRMA J" at the Central Filing Centre and then forwarded to the concerned court.

It has further directed the concerned Principal Judicial Officer to arrange for optimal staff duty for Case Information System (CIS) Registration of Bail Applications at all Central Filing Centres in the districts on all working days and also when urgent work is taken up at the court premises on holidays.

"When a Bail Application is presented at the residence of the Judicial Officer of Magisterial Court on holidays or late on working days, the Judicial Officer concerned should proceed with the Bail Application without any delay. The work relating to CIS, such as registration formalities, case proceedings and order uploading of such Bail Application should be carried out on next Court working day by the CFC and the concerned Court".

The high court said concerted efforts be made by all stakeholders to ensure timely hearing and disposal of Bail Applications, without delay due to CIS registration formalities.

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