https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309251 Inordinate and unexplained delay in criminal proceedings may infringe the accused's Article 21 right to speedy trial and justify quashing where continuation would be unjust and oppressive. The Calcutta HC noted that the FIR was lodged in 1992, the chargesheet followed in 1994, and the matter then remained pending for years without meaningful progress. Although the delay was not attributable solely to the prosecution, the combined effect of systemic delay, repeated adjournments, and the passage of time made an effective trial unlikely. The proceeding was therefore quashed as serving no rational purpose. en-us Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 21 Aug 2023 10:43:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309251 Inordinate and unexplained delay in criminal proceedings may infringe the accused's Article 21 right to speedy trial and justify quashing where continuation would be unjust and oppressive. The Calcutta HC noted that the FIR was lodged in 1992, the chargesheet followed in 1994, and the matter then remained pending for years without meaningful progress. Although the delay was not attributable solely to the prosecution, the combined effect of systemic delay, repeated adjournments, and the passage of time made an effective trial unlikely. The proceeding was therefore quashed as serving no rational purpose. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309251