Supreme Court rejects recusal request against judges due to lack of proven bias or conflict of interest.
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AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the defendant's request to recuse three judges from the criminal case. The defendant argued that the judges had a conflict of interest under the Code of Criminal Procedure, but the court found no evidence of actual bias or legal grounds for recusal. Consequently, the judges were confirmed to participate in the proceedings as originally constituted.
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AI generatedart. 41 § 1 k.p.k.; art. 42 § 1 i 4 k.p.k.: A recusal request is rejected when the applicant fails to demonstrate a specific legal ground for bias or a conflict of interest that justifies removing the judges from the case.
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IV KK 219/25 POSTANOWIENIE Dnia 27 listopada 2025 r.Sąd Najwyższy w składzie: SSN Dariusz Kala po rozpoznaniu w Izbie Karnej na posiedzeniu w dniu 27 listopada 2025 r. wniosku skazanego R. K. o wyłączenie sędziów Sądu Najwyższego Antoniego Bojańczyka, Małgorzaty Bednarek i Ryszarda Witkowskiego od udziału w sprawie IV KK 219/25 na podstawie art. 41 § 1 k.p.k. w zw. z art. 42 § 1 i 4 k.p.k. postanowił nie uwzględnić wniosku. [J.J.][r.g.]