Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 1402 · Decided 28 November 1996
"common Cause", A Registered Society Through Its Director v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 1402 · [1996] SUPP. 9 S.C.R. 296
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 1128/1986
- Decided
- 28 November 1996
- Bench
- B.P. JEEVAN REDDY, S.B. MAJMUDAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; CrPC Section 228, 240, 246; Constitution Article 21; NI Act
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950: Article 21 C 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 demonstrated that the accused concemed seek to take advantage of their wrong or any other action of their own resulting in protraction of trials D against them-Phrase "pending of tlials" as employed in paragraphs from 1 (a) to 1 ( c) and the phrase 'non-commencement of trial' as
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