Supreme Court of India

Ranjan Dwivedi v. C.B.I., through the Director General

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Reported as [2012] 7 S.C.R. 329
Bench H.L. Dattu J.
Decided 17 August 2012

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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

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