Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 62 · Decided 23 January 2009
Vakil Prasad Singh v. State of Bihar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 62 · [2009] 1 S.C.R. 517
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 138/2009
- Decided
- 23 January 2009
- Bench
- D.K. JAIN, RAJENDRA MAL LODHA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 161, 109, 120, 5(2); CrPC Section 482; Constitution Article 21; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 5(2)
Headnote
CONSTITUTION OF IND/A, 1950: Article 21 - Right to speedy trial - HELD: Is an c inalienable rig(lt applicable not only to actual proceedings in court but also includes within its sweep the preceding police investigations as well - In the instant case, prosecution has failed to show any exceptional delay of more than 20 years in D investigation and the trial - In the circumstances, continuance of criminal proceedings against appellant is unwarranted - Proceedings quashed - Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.482 - Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 161, 109, 120-B - Prevention of Corruption
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