Trial courts should decide on framing of charges based on prosecution's evidence alone: Allahabad High Court

The Court said that there is no need for an accused to file any discharge application.
Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court
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The Allahabad High Court recently observed that under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), trial courts must decide on whether to frame charges or discharge an accused by examining the prosecution's material alone and that there is no need for an accused to file any discharge application [Pramod Pandey and 5 Others V. State of U.P. and Another].

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