Bail is not merely a procedural right but is also a substantive involving liberty of the person. Therefore, it is expected of the courts to dispose of bail petitions without any loss of time when entire material is placed by the prosecution before the court. Time schedule for concluding bail proceeding cannot be fixed. In maintenance and other matters, interim relief has been granted.
Interim bail during pendency of bail application:
The courts do not possess jurisdiction to release on accused on interim bail pending final disposal of the bail application. It is not possible to follow the decision in Haji Peer Bux regarding exercise of such jurisdiction as it stands impliedly overruled in Vinod Narain case.