Supreme Court of India

State of Rajasthan v. Fatehkaran Mehdu

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Reported as [2017] 2 S.C.R. 491
Bench Ranjan Gogoi J.
Decided 3 February 2017

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that High Court erred in quashing the charges framed by the order dated STATE OF RAJASTHAN v.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure. 1973 -- s.397 - Revisionary ;urisdiction - Scope of interference at a .1·1age, when charge had been .framed - Held: At the .5/age of framing of a charge, the court is concerned not wilh the proof of the alle,gation rather it has to focus on the material and form an opinion w/1ether there is strong suspicion that the accused has committed an offence, which if put to trial, could prove his guilt - The framing uf charge is not a stage, at which stage final test of guilt is lo be applied - Jn the ins/ant case, allegation against l.~e respondent was Iha/ he facilitated

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to

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