Supreme Court of India

Saranya v. Bharathi and Another

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Reported as [2021] 8 S.C.R. 513
Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud and M. R. Shah JJ.
Decided 24 August 2021

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, t he present appeal succeeds.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 482 – Exercise of power under – Stage of framing of charge – High Court quashed and se t aside the criminal proceedings qua co-accused-respo ndent no. 1 for the offences u/ss. 420, 302 rw 109 IPC – Correctness of – Held: High Court entered into the appreciation of the evi dence and considered whether on the basis of the evidence, the accus ed is likely to be convicted or not – At this stage, while consi dering the application u/s.482 Cr.P. ., this is not at all permissible – High Court was not conducting the trial and/or was not exercis ing the

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