Supreme Court · 1979 INSC 91 · Decided 30 April 1979
Nimeon Sangma & ORS. v. Home Secretary, GOVT. of Meghalaya & Ors
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1979 INSC 91 · [1979] 3 S.C.R. 785
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 211/1979
- Decided
- 30 April 1979
- Bench
- V.R. KRISHNA IYER, R.S. PATHAK, A.D. KOSHAL (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 395; CrPC; Constitution
Headnote
785 NIMEON SANGMA & ORS. v. HOME SECRETARY, GOVT. OF MEGHALAYA & ORS April 30, 1979 rv. R. KRISHNA IYER, R. s. PATHAK AND A. D. KOSHAL, JJ.J A"11thtistration of Justice-Pre-trial detention-Expeditious disposal of case1 ,Jnclwli11g i1tvestigations and tri.a/s-Sections 167, 209 & process. lJEW : 1. Criminal Justice breaks down at a point 1,vhen expeditious trial is not '8.ttempted while the affected parties are languishing in jail. The Criminal Procedure Code in Sections 167, 209 and 309 has emphasised the importance of .expeditions disposal of tases including
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