Supreme Court of India

Ishwarchand Amichand Govadia and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.

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Reported as [2006] SUPP. 7 S.C.R. 229
Bench Arijitpasayat Andlokeshwarsingh Panta J.
Decided 13 October 2006

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 197 3-Alteration of charges-Application seeking production of death certificate indicating a different cause of death from the one produced earlier by the same doctor, rejected-Thereafter application for alteration of charge, filed-Trial court allowed the same­ Propriety of-Held, not proper-Trial Court ought to have deferred the question of alteration of charge till examination of the doctor and relevance of subsequent certificate and its acceptability. The accused were charged under Sections 306, 498A r/w Section 34 IPC. The complainant is the father of deceased.

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