Framing charges Archives

filing chargesheet where there is pending civil dispute

Police & Courts must be circumspect in filing chargesheet and framing charges where there is pending civil dispute between parties: SC

“In a society governed by rule of law, the decision to file a chargesheet should be based on the Investigating Officer’s determination of whether the evidence collected provides a reasonable prospect of conviction.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Confinement within a room suffices for wrongful confinement, physical restraint not required: Delhi High Court

“Pertaining to the allegations of wrongful confinement as well as voluntary hurt by way of beatings, the statement of prosecutrix in the FIR is clear and specific that the same was done by both the accused persons with a common intent.”