Supreme Court of India

Vakil Prasad Singh v. State of Bihar

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Reported as [2009] 1 S.C.R. 517
Bench D.K. Jain and R.M. Lodha JJ.
Decided 23 January 2009

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5 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

From the headnote

CONSTITUTION OF IND/ , 1950: Article 21 - Right to speedy trial - HELD: Is an c inalienable rig(lt applicable not only to actual proceedings in court but also includes within its sweep the preceding police investigations as well - In the instant case, prosecution has failed to show any exceptional circumstance for condoning a ' ~' callous and inordinate delay of more than 20 years in investigation and the trial - In the circumstances, continuance of criminal proceedings against appellant is unwarranted - Proceedings quashed - Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.482 - Penal Code, 1860 - ss.

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 3 relied on · 2 referred to

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