El Tribunal Supremo anula un caso penal pendiente desde hace 35 años

El Tribunal Supremo ha anulado un caso penal pendiente de juicio en Prayagraj desde 1991, subrayando que una justicia rápida es esencial bajo el Artículo 21 de la Constitución.

Un tribunal compuesto por los jueces J B Pardiwala y Ujjal Bhuyan dictó la orden el 29 de abril mientras escuchaba una apelación de Kailash Chandra Kapri. Él era un agente de policía de 22 años de la policía de Uttar Pradesh cuando se registró el informe policial (FIR) en 1989 debido a una disputa menor entre oficiales en un comedor policial.

El caso, que involucraba cargos bajo el Código Penal de la India (IPC) y la Ley de Ferrocarriles, se había prolongado durante décadas. Dos de los cinco acusados han fallecido desde entonces, otros dos fueron absueltos en 2023, y Kapri, ahora de 59 años y agente jefe en Uttarakhand, enfrentaba procesos continuos a pesar de su traslado tras la bifurcación del estado en 2000.

El tribunal señaló la naturaleza trivial de la disputa y la falta de progreso en el juicio. Observó que los tribunales a menudo ignoran sus directrices reiteradas sobre juicios rápidos debido a una falta de rendición de cuentas.

Al poner fin al procesamiento contra Kapri, el tribunal mantuvo el asunto abierto para solicitar datos al Tribunal Superior de Allahabad sobre casos pendientes y personas en prisión preventiva.

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