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Supreme Court: Drastic Steps Must to Cut Delays in Criminal Appeals(07.02.2018)

Supreme Court has said that "drastic measures" are required to cut long delays in deciding criminal appeals, and contemplated a time frame for wrappin.....

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Supreme Court Favors Fixing Time-Frame for Criminal Appeals(15.02.2018)

Supreme Court has said that steps were required to ascertain criminal cases did not remain pending for decades, which forces the accused to remain in .....

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Bombay HC to Resume Physical Hearing of Criminal Appeals Only(26.08.2020)

Bombay High Court has notified a special procedure for physical hearing of criminal appeals only from 31st August, 2020 to 15th September, 2020 for th.....

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Kerala HC: BNSS to be Applicable in all Criminal Appeals after 1st July, 2024(19.07.2024)

Kerala High Court while issuing guidelines to determine the applicability of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), has observed that an app.....

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Pat. HC: Division Bench Must Hear Together Criminal Appeals Arising From Same Judgment(26.11.2024)

Pat. HC has observed that in case the criminal appeals arising out of the same Trial Court judgment carrying a sentence of more than ten years are pre.....

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Supreme Court: High Courts to Prioritise Criminal Appeals of Elderly Accused on Bail(24.03.2025)

Supreme Court has stated that the old age of the accused and the long lapse of time from the commission of the offence can always be a ground availabl.....

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Kerala High Court: High Courts Can Use Inherent Power to Allow Convicts to Withdraw Criminal Appeals(16.09.2025)

Kerala High Court allowed the withdrawal of two criminal appeals filed by convicts under Section 528 of BNSS, exercising its inherent power. Justice G.....

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