Regarding bail applications, a Bench comprising of Justice A. K. Goel and Justice U. U. Lalit of the Supreme Court of India has asked all High Courts to issue directions to their Subordinate Courts that
1. All bail applications normally be disposed of by judicial officers within one week.
2. Magisterial trial where accused is in custody be concluded within six months.
3. Session trial where accused is in custody normally be concluded within two years.
4. Efforts to be made to dispose of all cases, which are ten years old, by the end of the year.
5. The above timelines may, however, will not be the touchstone for assessment of judicial performance in annual confidential reports