SC: victims can move court for speedy trials

Crime victims are “definite stakeholders” in the criminal justice system, the Supreme Court has held, with a vested right to a speedy and fair trial enforceable by invoking Section 528 of the BNSS. The principle came with a rebuke: setting aside the Delhi High Court order that had dismissed Renuka Jain's plea as frivolous and fined her ₹10,000, the bench directed the trial court to finish her 2017 cheating case within a year. (Hindustan Times)

• Crime victims are “definite stakeholders” in the criminal justice system, the Supreme Court has held, with a vested right to a speedy and fair trial enforceable by invoking Section 528 of the BNSS.
• The principle came with a rebuke: setting aside the Delhi High Court order that had dismissed Renuka Jain's plea as frivolous and fined her ₹10,000, the bench directed the trial court to finish her 2017 cheating case wit