https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287072 Prolonged pre-trial custody without commencement of trial or filing of a charge-sheet was treated as inconsistent with personal liberty and the requirement of prompt criminal . The Court stated that undertrials kept in custody for more than six months, where the case had not progressed, were entitled to release subject to the stated exception for specified offences. It also directed expeditious investigation and trial by fixing timelines for pending investigations and committed cases, with reporting back to ensure compliance. The decision emphasises that unconstitutional detention must be prevented through both release in appropriate cases and mandatory procedural speed. en-us Mon, 30 Apr 1979 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 27 Mar 2020 11:27:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287072 Prolonged pre-trial custody without commencement of trial or filing of a charge-sheet was treated as inconsistent with personal liberty and the requirement of prompt criminal . The Court stated that undertrials kept in custody for more than six months, where the case had not progressed, were entitled to release subject to the stated exception for specified offences. It also directed expeditious investigation and trial by fixing timelines for pending investigations and committed cases, with reporting back to ensure compliance. The decision emphasises that unconstitutional detention must be prevented through both release in appropriate cases and mandatory procedural speed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 30 Apr 1979 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287072