Prudeta
Prudeta
2026 INSC 660
📌 Paras 3-3.4
An altercation on April 12, 2007, between the appellant and his father on one side, and the respondents on the other, resulted in the father's death. The appellant filed multiple complaints, leading to a direction under Section 156(3) CrPC for initiating proceedings. After evidence recording and summoning orders, charges were framed only against respondent no. 2, while respondents no. 1 and 3 were discharged. The complainant challenged the discharge, and respondent no. 2 challenged the summoning and charge framing orders, both leading to the impugned High Court order.
📌 Para 4
Whether the High Court erred in remanding the matter to the Magistrate to comply with Section 244 CrPC, holding that pre-charge evidence must be
The bench further analyzed the constitutional validity of the impugned provisions and discussed the interpretation of Articles 14 and 21 in light of recent precedents...
Citing the ratio in prior decisions, the court held that the legislative intent was to ensure...
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