In Brief
The petitioner sought special leave to appeal against a High Court order dismissing anticipatory bail. However, since filing the petition, the petitioner had been arrested and subsequently obtained regular bail, rendering the anticipatory bail request moot. The Court disposed of the petition as infructuous. The judgment also expressed serious concern about administrative delays—the matter had not been listed for hearing despite being returnable in four weeks, taking over a year before first coming up. The Court directed the Registry to explain this administrative failure.
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