Sangram Sadashiv Suryavanshi vs The State Of Maharashtra

The Supreme Court granted bail to the appellant charged under Sections 489A, 489B, and 489C read with Section 34 IPC, emphasizing that bail is the rule and incarceration is the exception. The Court noted the appellant's lack of antecedents and the unreasonable delay in trial proceedings, directing the Trial Court to release the appellant on bail with conditions. The judgment also criticized the practice of High Courts imposing time-bound schedules for trial completion, reiterating that such matters should be left to the discretion of the trial courts, as established in 'High Court Bar Association, Allahabad vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.' (2024) 6 SCC 267.