Speedy Trial

Supreme Court orders 449 exclusive NDPS courts nationwide within six weeks, citing an 'alarming increase' in narcotics cases with only 176 currently functional.

A 1981 double murder took 45 years to reach the Supreme Court. Five of the six accused died waiting. The Court has impleaded the Union of India over 'shocking' criminal appeal pendency.

In a landmark move for judicial efficiency, the Supreme Court has suspended the life sentence of a murder convict following an 11-year appeal delay. Citing the 1977 Kashmira Singh precedent, the Court emphasized that prolonged incarceration without an appellate hearing violates fundamental rights to a speedy trial.