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Fair Trial is an integral part of Article 21 of our Constitution and rests on the basic principle of presumption of innocence. At the present stage of civilization, it has been universally accepted as a human value that a person accused of any offence should not be punished unless he has been given a fair trial and his guilt has been proved in such trial. The term “fair trial” like all other concepts incorporating fairness or reasonableness, cannot be explained in absolute terms. Fairness is a relative concept and therefore, fairness in criminal trial can be measured only in relation to the gravity of accusation, the time and resources which the society can reasonably afford to spend, the quality of available resources, the prevailing social values etc.