https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169324 At the pre-trial stage of taking cognizance or framing charge, the court must confine itself to the record of the case and the prosecution documents, because Sections 227, 228, 239 and 240 of the Code are directed only to deciding whether there is sufficient ground to proceed. The accused has no right to place defence material or documents for consideration at that stage, as doing so would convert the exercise into a mini trial and invite a roving inquiry into innocence. Section 91 does not create such a right, although constitutional or inherent jurisdiction may still be invoked in appropriate cases for quashing. en-us Mon, 29 Nov 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 02 Dec 2015 09:59:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169324 At the pre-trial stage of taking cognizance or framing charge, the court must confine itself to the record of the case and the prosecution documents, because Sections 227, 228, 239 and 240 of the Code are directed only to deciding whether there is sufficient ground to proceed. The accused has no right to place defence material or documents for consideration at that stage, as doing so would convert the exercise into a mini trial and invite a roving inquiry into innocence. Section 91 does not create such a right, although constitutional or inherent jurisdiction may still be invoked in appropriate cases for quashing. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 29 Nov 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169324