In present time, the biggest challenge which the Indian legal system is facing is the ever-mounting arrear of cases right from lower courts to Supreme Court and that is inclusive of both civil and criminal cases. In criminal cases, there are provisions in the constitution like Article 21 which contain within its domain the RIGHT TO SPEEDY TRIAL as has been observed by the apex court in its various pronouncements that this right is basic fundamental right of every citizen within the ambit of Right to Life contained in Article 21 of the Constitution of India.