The Punjab and Haryana High Court Thursday granted regular bail to a man, who has been in custody for over six years in connection with a 2019 double murder case registered under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in Faridabad.

Allowing fourth bail plea of Surjeet alias Surjeet Mourya, a single bench of Justice Sumeet Goel, observed that prolonged incarceration without conclusion of trial infringes the accused’s right to a speedy trial guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. The court noted that despite being in custody since June 26, 2019, the trial had moved slowly, with only 22 out of 34 prosecution witnesses examined so far.

The case was registered on June 13, 2019, after police recovered

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