However, the Court remained inclined to suspend the sentence imposed upon the appellants and enlarge them on bail, taking into account the infraction of their fundamental right to speedy justice under Article 21.
“Irrespective of the merits in the appeal, we are of the view inordinate incarceration of the appellants for about 20 years by itself is an infraction of their fundamental right to speedy justice under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.”
Source: Barandbench
