https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460536 Prolonged criminal prosecution may be terminated where inordinate, unexplained delay prejudices the accused and amounts to abuse of process. Here, the proceedings had remained pending for about 21 years, with delay at each stage attributable to the prosecution side and no material shown to support continued prosecution. As the allegations were not backed by a sufficient witness list or supporting evidence, and the accused had not caused the pendency, continuation was found unjustified. Applying the Article 21 right to speedy trial, the charge sheet and criminal proceedings were quashed. en-us Fri, 27 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 19:22:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460536 Prolonged criminal prosecution may be terminated where inordinate, unexplained delay prejudices the accused and amounts to abuse of process. Here, the proceedings had remained pending for about 21 years, with delay at each stage attributable to the prosecution side and no material shown to support continued prosecution. As the allegations were not backed by a sufficient witness list or supporting evidence, and the accused had not caused the pendency, continuation was found unjustified. Applying the Article 21 right to speedy trial, the charge sheet and criminal proceedings were quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 27 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460536