https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275321 Time-based relief for pending criminal trials applies only where delay is not attributable to the accused; dilatory conduct, prolongation of proceedings, or stays obtained by the accused defeat the benefit. Trial commencement is fixed by the statutory stage at which the accused is called on to meet the charge or enter a plea: charge under Sections 228, 240 and 246, and plea under Section 251 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The clarification also excludes additional offence categories, including matrimonial offences, Section 138 NI Act cases, criminal misappropriation, criminal breach of trust, rash or negligent offences, and offences affecting public health, safety, convenience, decency and morals, while allowing restoration where discharge or acquittal had already been granted in those newly excluded matters. en-us Thu, 28 Nov 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 21 Apr 2020 17:51:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275321 Time-based relief for pending criminal trials applies only where delay is not attributable to the accused; dilatory conduct, prolongation of proceedings, or stays obtained by the accused defeat the benefit. Trial commencement is fixed by the statutory stage at which the accused is called on to meet the charge or enter a plea: charge under Sections 228, 240 and 246, and plea under Section 251 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The clarification also excludes additional offence categories, including matrimonial offences, Section 138 NI Act cases, criminal misappropriation, criminal breach of trust, rash or negligent offences, and offences affecting public health, safety, convenience, decency and morals, while allowing restoration where discharge or acquittal had already been granted in those newly excluded matters. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 28 Nov 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275321