Counterfeit Currency Case: Supreme Court Rebukes NIA for Four-Year Delay in Trial Resulting in Accused Languishing in Jail, Says ‘Please Do Not Make a Mockery of Justice’
The division bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and Ujjal Bhuyan said that an accused has a right to a speedy trial under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution regardless of the seriousness of a crime.
The Supreme Court today, July 3, rebuked the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for delaying the trial in a counterfeit currency case. The delay in trial resulted in the accused languishing in jail for four years without any trial. The division bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and Ujjal Bhuyan said that an accused has a right to a speedy trial under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution regardless of the seriousness of a crime. "You are the NIA. Please do not make a mockery of justice. It is 4 years and the trial has not commenced. This is not done. Whatever offence the accused has committed, he has the right to speedy trial. Do not say a word now. Not a word," the court stated. Supreme Court Sidesteps New Several New Gun Cases, Including Challenge to State Assault Weapons Ban.
SC Slams NIA for Delay in Trial
"Mockery of justice": Supreme Court rebukes NIA for 4-year delay in trial, grants bail
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