Case File Took 49 Years to Travel from Ludhiana to Samrala, Slower Than a Sloth Court Quashes Case Adjourned by Trial Court in 1977: Punjab & Haryana High Court

In this particular case, the petitioner, Mr. Rajesh Singh, found himself entangled in a criminal proceeding initiated through an FIR filed several years ago. The petitioner sought justice under Section 482 of the CrPC for the quashing of an FIR, citing an unreasonable delay in the trial due to the loss and subsequent failure to reconstruct critical judicial documents. Mr. Singh’s ordeal began when an FIR was lodged against him…