Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 288 · Decided 28 March 2018
Krishanakant Tamrakar v. The State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 288 · [2018] 4 S.C.R. 1098
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 470/2018
- Decided
- 28 March 2018
- Bench
- ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, UDAY UMESH LALIT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 21
Headnote
Constitution of India: Arts. 14 and 21 - Access to speedy justice - Appellant-accused (sentenced to life imprisonment by trial court) was denied bail during pendency of his appeal before High Court - Appeal to Supreme Court on the ground that having been in 10 years, remedy of appeal would be meaningless if he were to remain in custody for full term of sentence - Held: Grant of bail denied - Access to speedy justice is part of fundamental right under Arts. 14 and 21 - Direction issued as to remedy the problem of delay in hearing
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