The petitioners, accused in the collapse of ACCSL (a multi-state cooperative society), challenged the multiplicity of 205 FIRs and 332 BUDS Act complaints filed across Rajasthan arising from the same alleged fraudulent transactions. They argued that facing over 250 separate criminal proceedings in different districts—with one petitioner detained for five years and trials projected to take 50 years—violated their right to a speedy trial under Article 21 of the Constitution. The Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur, found a common substratum of facts across all proceedings relating to ACCSL's deposit-taking and fund diversion, and held that consolidation was necessary to prevent the process from becoming punishment. The court allowed the writ petition in part, declaring FIR No. 24/2018 (SOG, Jaipur) as the Principal FIR, consolidating 203 connected FIRs for joint trial before CBI Court No. 3, Jaipur Metropolitan-I, and transferring 327 BUDS Act complaints to the District & Sessions Judge, Jaipur Metropolitan-I, while excluding three Jhunjhunu FIRs where the petitioners had already been acquitted.