Landmark case · Moot Courts, Observation of Trial, Pre-trial Preparations and Internship · Semester 6
State of Maharashtra v. Champalal Punjaji Shah
(1981) 3 SCC 610 · Supreme Court of India
Prejudice from delay is assessed with the length of delay, reasons, and the accused's assertion of the right.
From topic
Counsel, delay and the accused's participation
— Unit III, Moot Courts, Observation of Trial, Pre-trial Preparations and Internship.
Related sections:
- Constitution of India, 22(1) — Right to counsel
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, 341 — Legal aid to accused at State expense in certain cases
- Advocates Act, 1961, 35 — Professional misconduct