Framing of Charges Not to Be Deferred Unless Order Rejecting Discharge Plea Is Stayed, Court Directs: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has issued strict directions to trial courts across Uttar Pradesh that the framing of charges must not be postponed merely because an accused has filed a revision petition or appeal against an order rejecting their discharge application. The single bench of Justice Chawan Prakash observed that trial courts are under a statutory duty to frame charges once a plea for discharge is rejected, unless a superior…
