https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295041 The SC reaffirmed that the right to speedy trial is part of Article 21 and applies through investigation, inquiry, trial, appeal, revision and retrial. It held that prolonged and unexplained delay must be assessed on the facts of each case, but where the accused is not at fault and the prosecution has made no meaningful progress for decades, the continuation of proceedings becomes oppressive and unfair. On the facts, no prosecution witness had been examined for more than twenty-six years and the delay was not attributable to the appellant. The criminal proceedings were therefore quashed as a violation of the right to speedy trial and an abuse of process. en-us Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:42:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295041 The SC reaffirmed that the right to speedy trial is part of Article 21 and applies through investigation, inquiry, trial, appeal, revision and retrial. It held that prolonged and unexplained delay must be assessed on the facts of each case, but where the accused is not at fault and the prosecution has made no meaningful progress for decades, the continuation of proceedings becomes oppressive and unfair. On the facts, no prosecution witness had been examined for more than twenty-six years and the delay was not attributable to the appellant. The criminal proceedings were therefore quashed as a violation of the right to speedy trial and an abuse of process. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295041