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Speedy trial a fundamental right, says SC

The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar

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December 07, 2024

The Supreme Court on Friday observed that the speedy conclusion of a trial is a fundamental right and that an undertrial cannot be subjugated to indefinite incarceration.

- SUCHITRA K MOHANTY @New Delhi

A two-judge bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Pankaj Mithal, therefore, granted bail to a man who was in custody for about 4.2 years in a case lodged in Bihar, observing the case's trial would not be

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