Supreme Court · 1991 INSC 329 · Decided 10 December 1991
Abdul Rehman Antulay ETC. ETC. v. R.S. Nayak and ANR. ETC. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1991 INSC 329 · [1991] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 325
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 833/1990
- Decided
- 10 December 1991
- Bench
- K.N. SINGH, P.B. SAWANT, N.M. KASLIWAL, B.P. JEEVAN REDDY, G.N. RAY (5-judge bench)
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 21; CrPC; Constitution Article 21
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 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: A B. c D Sections 309 and
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