2024 (9) TMI 1744

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....Miss Aanchal Jain, AOR For the Respondent : Mr. Siddhant Sharma, AOR, Mr. Praful Bhardwaj, Adv. Ms. Sheetal Dubey, Adv, Mr. Arvinder Singh, Adv, Mr. Vibhuti Sushant Gupta, Adv. Mr. Narender Kumar Verma, AOR ORDER UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following 1.Heard Mr. Karan Dewan, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. The State of Punjab is represented by Mr. Siddhant....

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.... the High Court on 30.04.2024, that is unlikely, looking at the pace of the Trail XX                  XX                   XX 3. Since then, counter affidavits are filed by both the State and the respondent No. 2.....

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....his month but as noticed earlier, the prosecution proposes to examine 17 more witnesses. 7. An accused has a right to a fair trial and while a hurried trial is frowned upon as it may not give sufficient time to prepare for the defence, an inordinate delay in conclusion of the trial would infringe the right of an accused guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. 8. It is not for nothin....