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BOMBAY HIGH COURT SEEKS EXPLANATION ON ACCUSED HELF FOR 5 YEARS WITHOUT FRAMING CHARGES SORRY STATE OF AFFAIRS THAT SYSTEM HAS FORGOTTEN APPLICANT
The Business Guardian
|December 14, 2023
The Bombay High Court in the case Jahid alias Javed Liyakat Ansari v. State of Maharashtra observed and seek an explanation from the District Judge, Thane, and the District Judge and Additional Sessions Judge, Belapur for the prolonged delay in trial in a murder case in which the accused has been in custody for the past 5 years without framing of charges.
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The bench headed by Justice Bharati Dangre in the case observed and has expressed dismay over the prolonged delay wherein the court stated that it is time to fix accountability on individuals as the undertrial deserves an answer.
The court stated that at some or the other time, the system must fix an accountability on individuals, rather than talking about the delays in the process on account of huge pendency.
Therefore, the court stated that the accused, who is incarcerated as an under-trial prisoner for last five years, definitely deserve an answer.
This story is from the December 14, 2023 edition of The Business Guardian.
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