The bench comprising of Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice R Mahadevan in the case observed that an accused has a right to a fair trial and while a hurried trial is frowned upon as it may not give sufficient time to prepare for the defence, an inordinate delay in conclusion of the trial would infringe the right of an accused guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution Of India.
In the present case, the petitioner was accused in a murder case of 2020.
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