1978 (2) TMI 231

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....r 1. No party to a criminal trial has a vested right in slow motion justice since the soul of social justice in this area of law is prompt trial followed by verdict of innocence or sentence. Since a fair trial is not a limping hearing, we view with grave concern any judicial insouciance which lengthens litigation to limits of exasperation. This key thought prompted us on an earlier occasion to f....

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....unning into around 20,000 pages. He further (sic) ascertain whether the case, as disclosed by the police report, appears to the Magistrate to show an offence triable solely by the Court of Session. Assuming the facts to be correct as stated in the police report, if the offence is plainly one under Section 201 I.P.C. the Magistrate has simply to commit for trial before the Court of Sessions. If, b....

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....oner to post himself adequately with the police records adduced in the case. Sufficient adjournments were granted indefinite postponements were accorded the presumed reasons being time for inspection and more inspection. After all, if the oral testimony is to be confined to the two approvers., not all the records put in by the police become necessary for the accused to cross-examine them. The-exag....

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....al. We are convinced that the Magistrate has afforded sufficient opportunity and he has rightly put his foot down on further procrastination. 3. We dismiss the petition generally speaking, but having regard to -the fact that the case begins tomorrow and the party has perhaps pinned his hopes upon something happening in this Court, and also because of the fact that the offence is a serious one, we....