In a significant order underscoring the constitutional guarantee of a speedy trial, the Bombay High Court (Goa bench) has granted bail to a 28-year-old labourer accused in a rape and murder case, noting that the prolonged incarceration without conclusion of trial violated his fundamental rights. Six Years in Judicial Custody The accused, Upendra alias Rupendra Naik, a native of Odisha, has been in judicial custody for nearly six years. He is facing trial for the alleged rape