https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461171 Excessive and unexplained delay in a criminal trial may by itself justify non-interference with an order quashing the proceedings, because prolonged pendency can amount to undue harassment and abuse of process. Although the allegations were treated as serious and the police report was said to be open to criticism for not disclosing an offence, the case had remained pending for about two decades with little progress. The SC held that such inordinate trial delay furnished sufficient ground to decline revival of the prosecution, and the challenge to the quashing failed. en-us Thu, 18 Dec 1980 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:57:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461171 Excessive and unexplained delay in a criminal trial may by itself justify non-interference with an order quashing the proceedings, because prolonged pendency can amount to undue harassment and abuse of process. Although the allegations were treated as serious and the police report was said to be open to criticism for not disclosing an offence, the case had remained pending for about two decades with little progress. The SC held that such inordinate trial delay furnished sufficient ground to decline revival of the prosecution, and the challenge to the quashing failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 18 Dec 1980 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461171