https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300981 Inordinate delay in criminal proceedings, where not attributable to the accused, may justify reduction of sentence as a mitigating circumstance under Article 21's right to speedy justice, including at the appellate stage. The prosecution evidence proving the occurrence and the appellants' responsibility for the fatal brickbat blows was accepted, and the conviction was sustained. However, because the incident was about 12 years old, the appellants had already undergone more than 13 months' imprisonment, and no dilatory conduct was attributable to them, the sentence was reduced to the period already undergone. en-us Fri, 12 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 05 Mar 2022 18:42:55 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300981 Inordinate delay in criminal proceedings, where not attributable to the accused, may justify reduction of sentence as a mitigating circumstance under Article 21's right to speedy justice, including at the appellate stage. The prosecution evidence proving the occurrence and the appellants' responsibility for the fatal brickbat blows was accepted, and the conviction was sustained. However, because the incident was about 12 years old, the appellants had already undergone more than 13 months' imprisonment, and no dilatory conduct was attributable to them, the sentence was reduced to the period already undergone. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 12 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300981