https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299789 Employees of a nationalised bank were held to be public servants under Section 21 of the Indian Penal Code because such a bank is a corporation established by a Central Act and owned and controlled by the Central Government, making its employees amenable to Special Court trial. The Court also held that delay in trial did not justify quashing the prosecution where the delay was not attributable solely to the prosecution and the accused had substantially contributed to it. The High Court's order quashing the proceedings was therefore set aside and the criminal case was directed to continue before the trial court. en-us Fri, 24 Feb 1995 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 29 Dec 2021 16:36:55 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299789 Employees of a nationalised bank were held to be public servants under Section 21 of the Indian Penal Code because such a bank is a corporation established by a Central Act and owned and controlled by the Central Government, making its employees amenable to Special Court trial. The Court also held that delay in trial did not justify quashing the prosecution where the delay was not attributable solely to the prosecution and the accused had substantially contributed to it. The High Court's order quashing the proceedings was therefore set aside and the criminal case was directed to continue before the trial court. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 24 Feb 1995 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299789