https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=205004 Prolonged and unexplained delay in a criminal income-tax prosecution can justify quashing where it infringes the accused's right to a speedy trial under Article 21. The Delhi HC applied a balancing approach to the attendant circumstances and found that the complaint had remained pending for over 19 years, with no satisfactory explanation for the delay in examining the remaining witnesses. On that basis, the Court exercised its constitutional and inherent jurisdiction to terminate the prosecution, subject to deposit of costs, because continuation of the trial would be unjust in the circumstances. en-us Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:31:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=205004 Prolonged and unexplained delay in a criminal income-tax prosecution can justify quashing where it infringes the accused's right to a speedy trial under Article 21. The Delhi HC applied a balancing approach to the attendant circumstances and found that the complaint had remained pending for over 19 years, with no satisfactory explanation for the delay in examining the remaining witnesses. On that basis, the Court exercised its constitutional and inherent jurisdiction to terminate the prosecution, subject to deposit of costs, because continuation of the trial would be unjust in the circumstances. Case-Laws Income Tax Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=205004