Dataar Singh S/O Shri Amichand v. the State of Rajasthan
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner despite a direction to frame charges. The Court noted excessive delay of five years, rendering the proceedings inimical to the petitioner's constitutional rights, and directed the lower court to reframe proceedings accordingly without delay.
What did the court decide?
Granted freedom to the petitioner in subsequent bail and cited it as a direction to lower courts to fast-track trials.