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20. Needless to point out that judicial impartiality and honesty are sacrosanct. Zeal to dispose as many cases as possible is a laudable quality for a Judge, especially at a time when we talk about docket explosion. But, it shall never be at the cost of quality of the judgment. Legal rights of a party shall not be a causality in a hurry to dispose of cases.
21. Having regard to the facts and circumstances brought out in this case, we are of the view that the learned Additional Sessions Judge, in a hurry to take up another post, disposed of the case violating the natural rights of the accused. We make it very clear that we are not pronouncing anything touching the merit of the case. We are disturbed noticing the manner in which the case was handled by the court below. Therefore, we are of the view that the impugned judgment cannot stand on the ground of grave violations of the procedural law and natural justice.