21 Yrs In Jail & Finally Found ‘Not Guilty’: Allahabad HC Expresses Concern On Delay In Disposal Of Criminal Appeals [Read Order]

“Accused has already undergone 21 years in jail. The criminal appeal has been pending since 2005 before this court,” the bench said, while allowing his appeal.While acquitting a man who was in jail for 21 years for a murder crime that happened in 1996, the Allahabad High Court has observed that delay in disposal of criminal appeals pending in the high court is matter of serious concern to...