The Supreme Court mandates trials for heinous crimes to conclude within six months and urges the Centre to create exclusive courts for swift justice.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that heinous cases are crimes against the nation and trials in these should conclude within six months, directing the Centre to present a concrete action plan within a month on setting up exclusive courts for this purpose .

A bench headed by justice Surya Kant said, “We want all trials in heinous cases to be completed in six months. The heinous offences which are a crime against the nation should be completed expeditiously so that no accused makes a hue and cry for bail.”

The court was hearing two petitions, one from a Maoist sympathiser facing a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the oth

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