Speedy trial Archives

“Fundamental Right to Speedy Trial has been violated”: Allahabad High Court quashes criminal proceedings in electricity theft case, pending for more than 18 years

The Right of speedy trial is a fundamental right, and its violation causes prejudice even to the accused person

Can an act of dissent be labeled as sedition? P&H HC analyses

“Laws like sedition, need narrower and stricter interpretation and acts charged of should reflect something more than expressing discontent against State.”

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Court of Additional Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi designated as Special Court under Companies Act

Central Government designates the Court of Additional Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi in the State of Jharkhand as a Special Court for the purposes

Case Briefs High Courts

4 years as undertrial, 2 witnesses examined out of 14, no probability of trial to be concluded in near future: Whether Del HC will grant bail to accused under S. 37(b)(ii) of NDPS Act? Read

Delhi High Court: Chandra Dhari Singh, J., granted bail to an accused on being satisfied with “reasonable grounds” as per Section 37

Case Briefs High Courts

Court can neither be a mute spectator to the whims and fancies of the investigating agency nor be a party to it; Ori HC observes in a case where final form was submitted after 15 years

Orissa High Court: Sashikant Mishra J. allowed the criminal petition and quashed the FIR and the criminal proceeding due to inordinate delay

Case Briefs Supreme Court

3-year old raped and strangulated to death; Read why Supreme Court commuted Death Sentence to life imprisonment

Supreme Court: In a case where a 3 year old girl was raped and strangulated to death, the 3-judge Bench of L.

Case Briefs District Court

Condonation of Delay | Litigants who indulge in frivolous litigation, clog arteries of justice delivery system: Read Court’s opinion on vexatious litigation

Saket Courts, New Delhi: Anuj Agrawal, Additional Sessions Judge-05, while addressing the present matter, expressed that, A litigant who takes liberty with

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Activist with “an urge to positively contribute to the society” files plea u/s 482 CrPC seeking expedition of a criminal trial. ‘You have no locus standi’, holds SC

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan*, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah, JJ has reiterated that an application by a

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | “It is the constitutional responsibility of High Courts to monitor the functioning of subordinate courts to ensure timely disposal of cases”; HC directs in cases where litigation is marred by inordinate delay

Allahabad High Court: While deliberating over a matter concerning quashing of a non-bailable order issued by a subordinate court, Rahul Chaturvedi, J.,

Legislation Updates Notifications

Central Govt. designates Special Courts under Companies Act, 2013 for speedy trial

S.O. 4570(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 435 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) (hereinafter referred to as

Case Briefs High Courts

Right to speedy trial is an indispensable extension of right to liberty and right against arbitrary detention

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Vinod Goyal, J, directed the trial court to