https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169803 At the Section 227 stage, the Sessions Court must examine the record and documents to decide whether there is sufficient ground to proceed, and may sift the materials to see if a prima facie case exists. Reliable material produced by the accused can be considered if it materially affects the sustainability of the prosecution. The standard is not proof beyond reasonable doubt, but a trial should not continue where the materials show conviction is unlikely and the proceedings would be futile. On the facts, the prior investigations, absence of earlier direct allegations, the manner of obtaining the child's statement, and other infirmities showed no realistic prospect of conviction, so the accused was entitled to discharge. en-us Wed, 31 Jul 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 08 May 2015 18:51:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169803 At the Section 227 stage, the Sessions Court must examine the record and documents to decide whether there is sufficient ground to proceed, and may sift the materials to see if a prima facie case exists. Reliable material produced by the accused can be considered if it materially affects the sustainability of the prosecution. The standard is not proof beyond reasonable doubt, but a trial should not continue where the materials show conviction is unlikely and the proceedings would be futile. On the facts, the prior investigations, absence of earlier direct allegations, the manner of obtaining the child's statement, and other infirmities showed no realistic prospect of conviction, so the accused was entitled to discharge. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 31 Jul 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169803