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"common Cause", A Registered Society through its Director v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [1996] SUPP. 9 S.C.R. 296
Bench B.P. Jeevan Reddy and S.B. Majmudar JJ.
Decided 28 November 1996

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Constitution of India, 1950: Article 21 Right to lif,,_Speedy llial-Earlier judgment* of Supreme Cowt regard- ing discharge or acquittal of undemial prisoners-Modification and clarifica­ tion of earlier judgment-Held, accused concemed are not entitled to eam any discharge or acquittal as per paragraphs 2(a) to 2(f) of earlier judgment if it is demonstrated that the accused concemed seek to take advantage of their wrong or any other action of their own resulting in protraction of trials against them-Phrase "pending of tlials" as employed in paragraphs from 1 (a) to 1 ( c) and the phrase

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