
Observing that the right to speedy trial is the essence of criminal trial, the Chhattisgarh High Court has awarded over Rs 1.8 lakhs as compensation to a man who remained in jail for over a year in excess of the imprisonment sentence ultimately imposed upon conviction, on account of delays in trial (Nitin Aryan v. State of Chhattisgarh).
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