Supreme Court of India · 2011-01-18
Sohel Ahammed Mondal vs State Of West Bengal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Sohel Ahammed Mondal
- Respondent
- State Of West Bengal
- Bench
- Chandramauli Kr. Prasad, Harjit Singh Bedi
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the High Court's dismissal of the bail application under Section 14 of the Foreigners Act was improper as it did not allow for verification of documents or proper hearing. The Court remanded the case back to the High Court for a fresh decision, emphasizing that the merits of the case were not to be prejudged. The appeal was allowed, and the previous order was set aside.