{"id":9100,"date":"2026-08-05T22:53:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T22:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9100"},"modified":"2026-08-05T22:53:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T22:53:35","slug":"criminal-cases-cant-have-lifespan-of-turtle-supreme-court-on-activists-trial-delay-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9100","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Criminal cases can\u2019t have lifespan of turtle\u2019: Supreme Court on activist\u2019s trial delay | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132976523,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/sc-directs-implementation-of-mediated-settlement-in-long-running-ardee-family-dispute.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Criminal cases can\u2019t have lifespan of turtle\u2019: Supreme Court on activist\u2019s trial delay\" title=\"Supreme Court of India\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: \u201cLifespan of a criminal trial cannot be that of a turtle,\u201d SC said Wednesday, taking exception to the over-three-year-long trial of an activist of the outlawed <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/popular-front-of-india\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Popular Front of India<\/a> (PFI) facing charges that entail a maximum five-year jail term, with no prospect of its early end because of 700 prosecution witnesses lined up against him.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Petitioner <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/shahid-khan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shahid Khan<\/a>, who was arrested on Sept 22, 2022, has appealed against a Karnataka HC order rejecting his bail plea. He is accused of helping raise funds for PFI between 2011 and 2019, and helping teams of the banned outfit which were planning attacks in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala in retaliation against the enactment of Citizenship (Amendment) Act, move to prepare a National Register of Citizens, and court judgments relating to hijab and Babri demolition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>His counsel said the activities for which Shahid was arrested could not be classified as UAPA offences as his association with PFI predated the ban imposed on the outfit.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>He also argued the allegations against the appellant that he was providing training and raising funds for alleged terror activities carried a punishment of up to five years. \u201cThere is no chance of early completion of trial. Though he has a good chance of getting acquitted, he has already spent more than half of the sentence that would have been awarded to him on conviction,\u201d the counsel said. Turning to Karnataka counsel, a bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said, \u201cDon\u2019t make a mockery of the trial.<!-- -->\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/criminal-cases-cant-have-lifespan-of-turtle-supreme-court-on-activists-trial-delay\/articleshow\/132973968.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: \u201cLifespan of a criminal trial cannot be that of a turtle,\u201d SC said Wednesday, taking exception to the over-three-year-long trial of an activist of the outlawed Popular Front of India (PFI) facing charges that entail a maximum five-year jail term, with no prospect of its early end because of 700 prosecution witnesses lined 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