Supply of Police Papers to Accused Is ‘Epitome of Fair Trial’; Charges Framed Without S. 230 BNSS Compliance Quashed: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has strongly reiterated that supplying copies of the police report and relied-upon documents to an accused is not a procedural formality but the very epitome of a fair trial. Holding that non-compliance with this mandatory requirement vitiates the trial, the Court quashed charges framed against an accused under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the POCSO Act. The decision was delivered by Justice Avnish Saxena while allowing…
