https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169969 The Supreme Court reaffirmed that the right to speedy trial is an integral part of fair procedure under Article 21, but whether delay amounts to a constitutional violation depends on a balancing of all relevant circumstances, including the nature of the offence, conduct of the parties, systemic delay and prejudice. It rejected any rigid outer time limit and declined to adopt a universal demand rule, holding that speedy trial cannot be tested by a mechanical formula. Applying that approach, the Court found no basis to quash the criminal proceedings and directed that the matters proceed with expedition. en-us Tue, 10 Dec 1991 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 13 May 2015 16:03:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169969 The Supreme Court reaffirmed that the right to speedy trial is an integral part of fair procedure under Article 21, but whether delay amounts to a constitutional violation depends on a balancing of all relevant circumstances, including the nature of the offence, conduct of the parties, systemic delay and prejudice. It rejected any rigid outer time limit and declined to adopt a universal demand rule, holding that speedy trial cannot be tested by a mechanical formula. Applying that approach, the Court found no basis to quash the criminal proceedings and directed that the matters proceed with expedition. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 10 Dec 1991 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169969