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Delhi HC: Court Must Not Hand Out Hasty Decisions in Guise of ‘Speedy Trial’(06.01.2017)

Delhi High Court has observed that “courts, while endeavouring to deliver speedy justice, must not hand out hasty decisions without any concern for ju.....

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Supreme Court: Right to a Speedy Trial Cannot Override NDPS Act Bail Conditions(27.04.2026)

Supreme Court held that the right to a speedy trial under Article 21 does not override strict bail conditions under the NDPS Act, setting aside Punjab.....

Tags : Right to a Speedy Trial; Bail; Article 21

SC: No Pre-Cognizance Summons Needed in Cheque Bounce Cases, Issues Directions for Speedy Trial(26.09.2025)

Supreme Court held that in cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, it is not necessary to hear the accused at the pre-cognizance st.....

Tags : Pre-Cognizance Summons, Cheque Bounce, Speedy Trial

SC: Bail Shouldn’t be Opposed for Seriousness of Offence if Prosec. Agency Can’t Ensure Speedy Trial(05.07.2024)

SC has observed that if any prosecuting agency has no wherewithal to provide or protect the fundamental right of an accused to have a speedy trial as .....

Tags : Supreme Court, Speedy Trial, A. 21 of COI

Delhi HC: Directions Issued to Ensure Speedy Trial in Excise Policy Case(10.06.2024)

Delhi HC in order to ensure speedy trial in Delhi excise policy case has issued directions that include no unnecessary delay in scrutiny of documents,.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Delhi Excise Policy, Speedy Trial

SC: Court is Expected to Timely Conclude Trail When Detention of Accused is Continued by Court(21.11.2023)

Supreme Court has held that when the detention of the accused is continued by the Court, the courts are also expected to conclude the trials within a .....

Tags : Supreme Court, Detention, Article 21, Speedy Trial

SC Says ‘Speedy Trial is Accused’s Fundamental Right’, Suggests Time Frame For Trial Procedure(14.03.2017)

Supreme Court, while holding that speedy trial in criminal cases is part of fundamental rights of an accused, has suggested a time-frame for lower cou.....

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Delhi High Court: Courts Must be Conscious of the Rights of an Accused(02.05.2025)

Delhi High Court while granting bail to a man in a cheating case, has observed that courts must be conscious of the rights of an accused to a speedy t.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Speedy Trial, Rights of Accused

Ker. HC: Children's Courts Were Specified for Purpose of Speedy Trial Only(18.11.2024)

Ker HC has observed that for speedy trial of offences against children, children's courts were specified and it cannot be said, as result of such an i.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Speedy Trial, Children's Courts

Supreme Court: Bail Must Be Considered if Speedy Trial Rights are Violated, Regardless of Offence(05.05.2026)

Supreme Court held that the right to a speedy trial cannot be violated regardless of the offence’s gravity, and granted bail to a murder undertrial, c.....

Tags : Bail; Speedy Trial; Offence

J&K High Court: Right to Speedy Trial Includes Appeals; Closes 46-Year-Old Criminal Case Due to Delay(30.12.2025)

Highlighting the human cost of prolonged criminal proceedings, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court closed a case stemming from a 1979 incident.....

Tags : Right to Speedy Trial, Appeals, Criminal Case

Del. HC: Speedy Trial, Firmly Entrenched in our Constitutional Jurispr. is Not an Abstract Safeguard(22.05.2025)

Del HC has observed that right to a speedy trial, firmly entrenched in our constitutional jurisprudence u/s 21 of COI, is not an abstract safeguard. I.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Speedy Trial, Personal Liberty

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea For Expeditious Disposal Cases Pending Before NIA Courts(17.11.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea seeking early and efficacious disposal of cases falling under Scheduled Offence of the National Investiga.....

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Supreme Court Slams Centre for Not Ensuring Speedy Trial for Prisoners(30.11.2018)

Supreme Court has slammed Centre for not taking appropriate steps itself for ensuring speedy trial for under trial prisoners but "criticising" the cri.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Speedy Trial