2001 (2) TMI 60

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.... the file of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (Economic Offences) Egmore, Chennai, and the proceedings in the above calendar cases came to be initiated by way of a private complaint by the respondent against the petitioner and another for offences punishable under sections 276C(1), 277 and 278 of the Incometax Act, 1961, and sections 120B, 177, 193, 196 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code....

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....le warrant, which was executed in the year 1993. Later, the petitioner and the other accused surrendered before the court and took time. Thereafter, they moved the Income-tax Department with a request to compound the offences. The Department granted permission to compound the offences except for the assessment year 1985-86 and asked them to pay Rs. 64 lakhs. That amount was not deposited, but on t....

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....ndia, I have considered the submission and tht, facts extracted above clearly show that the petitioner cannot invoke article 21 of the Constitution of India since the right for speedy trail is denied not by the prosecution and the petitioner and the other accused in the case are alone responsible for the delay. In fact, they have been putting spokes at every stage and trying to protract the procee....

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.... judgment reported in Common Cause, A Registered Society v. Union of India, AIR 1996 SC 1619 ; [1996] SCC (Crl) 589 ; [1998] 94 Comp Cas 776, shall not apply to cases wherein such pendency of the criminal proceedings is wholly or partly attributable to the dilatory tactics adopted by the accused concerned or on account of any other action of the accused which results in prolonging the trial. At....