O R D E R

1. The petitioner has approached this Court seeking enlargement on bail in FIR No. 96/2021, registered at P.S. Narela Signauturen Nodt Veerifired Sections 307, 386, 506 and 34 of the IPC and Sections 25 and Digitaly signed by SATISH KUMAR YADAV Date: 220257.07.2 8 of the Arms Act.

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2. The petitioner was branded as a hardened criminal as there were 55 criminal cases registered against him, mostly involving heinous crimes. He was also convicted in two such cases.

It is in this backdrop that we declined him bail vide the order dated 03.02.2025. At the same time, having regard to the right to speedy trial, flowing from Article 21 of the Constitution, we directed the prosecution to show cause as to why a mechanism for speedy trial be not in place. It is in furtherance of the orders passed by this Court from time to time that an Additional Affidavit has been filed by the DCP, Outer North District, Delhi, inter alia pointing out that a total of 288 cases are pending trial in NCT of Delhi, out of which charges have been framed in only 108 cases. In 180 cases, the charges are yet to be frame