In Brief
Vijay Kumar was accused of forgery and cheating offences under the IPC but was discharged under Section 420. He spent over one year in custody awaiting trial, which had not commenced. The High Court rejected his bail application based on FSL evidence, even though his co-accused had been released on bail. The Supreme Court held it just and proper to grant bail, finding the extended pre-trial custody unjustifiable given the lack of trial commencement and differential treatment of co-accused. The appeal was allowed and bail was granted on sureties, subject to trial court conditions.
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