Case Law Analysis
|Rajasthan High Court
Article 21 | Five Years of Pre-Trial Detention Alone Violates Right to Speedy Trial, Justifying Bail Regardless of Offence Gravity : Rajasthan HC
The Rajasthan High Court has ruled that a pre-trial detention exceeding five years, without trial conclusion, constitutes a per se violation of Article 21, entitling the accused to bail even in heinous offences like murder. This sets a new benchmark for judicial intervention in chronic trial delays, affecting all accused facing prolonged incarceration without conviction.