2023 SCMR 421
Criminal trial --- Strikes by lawyers causing delay in of trial Breach of Fundamental rights of accused --- Accused person like any other has the inalienable right to enjoy the protection of law and to be treated in accordance with law ' but if advocates strike and trials are postponed this constitutional right of the accused is negated --- If the trial of a detained accused is delayed on account of strike ( s ) , and subsequently , the accused is acquitted then the additional incarceration suffered by the accused would have been detrimental to his liberty --- Prestige of the legal profession should not be undermined by advocates who strike for a lesser cause than to protect and defend the Constitution in the public interest .
Second / subsequent bail application , filing of --- Maintainability --- Another bail application on the same ground cannot be repeated before the same court ; and , if a bail application is withdrawn during the subsistence of a ground on which bail is sought it cannot be taken again if the bail application was withdrawn .
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