In a scathing critique of prolonged undertrial detention, the Supreme Court of India has ruled that keeping an accused incarcerated for six to seven years without a final verdict violates the fundamental right to a speedy trial under Article 21 of the Constitution. Delivering judgment in Tapas Kumar Palit v. State of Chhattisgarh (Criminal Appeal
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