https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45929 Criminal proceedings were not quashed for alleged violation of the right to speedy trial under Article 21, because the long pendency was not attributable solely to the prosecution and the petitioner had also contributed to delay by obtaining stay orders and remaining absent on several occasions. The court noted that a substantial number of witnesses had already been examined, so the case had not reached the point where the prosecution could be treated as persecution justifying termination under Section 482 CrPC. Instead of ending the proceedings, the trial court was directed to complete the trial expeditiously. en-us Mon, 30 Apr 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:07:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45929 Criminal proceedings were not quashed for alleged violation of the right to speedy trial under Article 21, because the long pendency was not attributable solely to the prosecution and the petitioner had also contributed to delay by obtaining stay orders and remaining absent on several occasions. The court noted that a substantial number of witnesses had already been examined, so the case had not reached the point where the prosecution could be treated as persecution justifying termination under Section 482 CrPC. Instead of ending the proceedings, the trial court was directed to complete the trial expeditiously. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 30 Apr 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45929