New Delhi:
Trial courts must complete framing of charges within specified timelines, the Supreme Court said Wednesday, expressing its intent to issue pan-India rules to prevent delayed trials.
The top court told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for federal government, it had taken notice of such delays, stretching to three years in some cases, before charges are filed.
The new criminal laws require it to be done within 60 days of the first hearing, a bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria court pointed out, adding, “We want to give some guidance.”
Once a chargesheet is filed, the Supreme Court said, charges must be framed promptly and discharge proceedings, if required, must be conducted equally swiftly.
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