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What the Court ordered
We hold: (1) The dictum in A.R. Antulay case is correct and still holds the field. (2) The propositions emerging from Article 21 of the Constitution and expounding the right to speedy trial laid down as guidelines in A.R. Antulay case adequately take care of right to speedy trial.
Judgment, page 22
From the headnote
CONSTITUTION OF IND/ , 1950: Art. 21 - Speedy trial - Samastipur bomb-blast - 37 years c delay in trial - Held: The Constitution does not expressly declare the right to speedy trial as a fundamental right - However, 'reasonably' expeditious trial has been held an integral and essential part of the fundamental right to life and liberty enshrined in Art. 21 - Delay, which occasioned by 0 action or inaction of the prosecution is one of the main factors which will be taken note by the courts while interjecting a criminal trial - However, unintentional and unavoidable delays or administrative
Authorities it was built on
- 1994 Kartar Singh v. State of Punjab
- 1991 Abdul Rehman Antulay Etc. Etc. v. R.S. Nayak and Anr. Etc. Etc.
- 1983 T. V. Vatheeswaran v. State of Tamil Nadu
- 1979 Hussainara Khatoon & Ors. v. Home Secretary, State of Bihar, Govt. of Bihar. Patna
- 2010 P. Vijayan v. State of Kerala & Anr.
- 2007 Japani Sahoo v. Chandra Sekhar Mohanty
- 2009 Vakil Prasad Singh v. State of Bihar
- 2004 State of Rajasthan v. Ikbal Hussen
- 2002 State through Cbi v. Dr. Narayan Warman Nerukar and Anr.
Where later benches applied it
Of those, 1 referred to
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