In an all-important judgment, a three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India has held that stay of proceedings in a pending trial, whether civil or criminal, will automatically lapse after six months unless extended by speaking order. This significant direction came as part of a judgment dealing with an issue relating to Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The judgment was delivered by a Bench of Justices AK Goel, Rohinton Nariman and Navin Sinha. Justice Rohinton Nariman authored a separate concurring judgment. Issues The questions raised in this case were the following: “(a) Whether an order framing charge under the […]
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