The Supreme Court is considering fixing a time-frame for
wrapping up criminal appeal cases, especially in cases of non-heinous crimes. A
bench said that steps were required to ascertain criminal cases did not remain
pending for decades, which forces the accused to remain in jail for longer than
the charges warrant. The Court made this statement based on a report submitted
recently in the court had revealed that as many as 14 criminal appeals were
pending for more than four decades. The oldest appeal is pending in the
Allahabad High Court for 46 years.
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