https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308529 An inordinate and unexplained delay in a criminal complaint that had remained at a nascent stage for more than 22 years justified quashing of the proceedings without examination of the merits. The Court treated the prolonged pendency, with no meaningful progress since 1994, as sufficient cause to bring the matter to an end and terminated the complaint in favour of the petitioners. The proceedings did not survive, and the special leave petitions were disposed of on the basis of the quashing relief and the ancillary payment arrangement directed by the Court. en-us Tue, 10 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 03 Jul 2023 08:39:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308529 An inordinate and unexplained delay in a criminal complaint that had remained at a nascent stage for more than 22 years justified quashing of the proceedings without examination of the merits. The Court treated the prolonged pendency, with no meaningful progress since 1994, as sufficient cause to bring the matter to an end and terminated the complaint in favour of the petitioners. The proceedings did not survive, and the special leave petitions were disposed of on the basis of the quashing relief and the ancillary payment arrangement directed by the Court. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 10 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308529