Supreme Court of India

Abdul Rehman Antulay Etc. Etc. v. R.S. Nayak and Anr. Etc. Etc.

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Reported as [1991] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 325

Bench Kn. Singh, P.B. Sa Want, N.M. Kasliwal, B.P. Jeevan Reddy and Gn. Ray JJ.

Decided 10 December 1991

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above discussion, the following propositions emerge, meant to serve as guidelines.

Judgment, page 53

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950 : Article 21-Right to speedy trial-Whether part of fair.just and reason able procedure implicit in_ Article 21-Whether comprehensive of investiga tion, inquiry, trial, appeal, revision and retrial-Whether any outer limit could be prescribed for conclusion of the proceedingr-Delay-Prosecution to justlfY and explain-Failure of accused to demand or insist upon speedy trial Whether could result in denial-:-Relief-To be sought first in the lligh Court-- Cqurt to dispose on priority basis instead of staying the proceedings. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: . c

Authorities it was built on

1983 T. V. Vatheeswaran v. State of Tamil Nadu cited by 23
1955 Machander, Son of Pandurang v. State of Hyderabad cited by 6
1986 Rakesh Saxena v. State through C.B.I. cited by 2

Where later benches applied it

2025 The Central Bureau of Investigation v. Mir Usman @ Ara @ Mir Usman Ali relied on
2024 Javed Gulam Nabi Shaikh v. State of Maharashtra and Another relied on
2021 Krishna Lal Chawla & Ors. v. State of U.P. & Anr. relied on
2018 Dilawar v. The State of Haryana & Anr. relied on
2017 Hussain and Anr. v. Union of Lndia relied on
2014 Nar Singh v. State of Haryana relied on
2014 Sushil Ansal v. State through Cbi relied on
2013 Selvi J. Jayalalithaa & Ors. v. State of Karnataka & Ors. relied on
2013 Mohan Lal & Anr v. State of Punjab relied on
2012 Ranjan Dwivedi v. C.B.I., through the Director General relied on
2024 High Court Bar Association, Allahabad v. State of U.P. & Ors. followed
2023 Amandeep Singh Saran v. State of Chhattisgarh followed
2015 Ajay Kumar Choudhary v. Union of India through its Secretary & Anr. followed
2012 Shyam Babu v. State of U.P. followed
2023 Sathyan v. State of Kerala referred to
2023 Mohd Muslim @ Hussain v. State (nct of Delhi referred to
2016 Pooja Pal v. Union of India and Ors. referred to
2015 Subrata Chatioraj v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2014 J.V. Baharuni & Anr. v. State of Gujarat & Anr. referred to
2013 Basawaraj & Anr. v. The Spl. Land Acquisition Officer referred to
2013 Lokesh Kumar Jain v. State of Rajasthan referred to
2013 Babubhai Bhimabhai Bokhiria & Anr. v. State of Gujarat & Ors. referred to
2012 Mohd. Hussain @ Julfikar Ali v. The State (govt. of Nct) Delhi referred to
2013 Mrs. Sarah Mathew v. The Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases by its Director - Dr. K.M. Cherian & Ors. mentioned

Of those, 10 relied on · 4 followed · 9 referred to · 1 mentioned

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