KEDAR PASWAN vs STATE OF BIHAR . — Crl.A. No. 131/2002

Case Summary: Kedar Paswan v. State of Bihar (Crl.A. No. 131/2002) The Supreme Court granted special leave to appeal and disposed of the criminal appeal on January 25, 2002. The Court noted that the appellant had been in jail for over seven years with investigation completed, and found no reason to keep him in custody for trial. The Court ordered his release on interim bail of Rs. 1 lakh with two sureties, subject to conditions including: maintaining court attendance, not tampering with witnesses, surrendering his passport, not leaving the state without permission, and not disputing his identity as the accused. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.