https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173767 At the stage of framing charges, the court must only assess whether the material discloses sufficient ground for proceeding or a strong prima facie suspicion against the accused. It should not weigh evidence in detail or assess the probable defence as if conducting a full trial. Where the trial court has passed a reasoned order framing charge, appellate interference is not warranted on a speculative or premature reading of the record. Applying that standard, the High Court's quashing of the murder charge was held unsustainable, the charge order was restored, and the accused were required to face trial. en-us Mon, 19 Mar 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 13:30:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173767 At the stage of framing charges, the court must only assess whether the material discloses sufficient ground for proceeding or a strong prima facie suspicion against the accused. It should not weigh evidence in detail or assess the probable defence as if conducting a full trial. Where the trial court has passed a reasoned order framing charge, appellate interference is not warranted on a speculative or premature reading of the record. Applying that standard, the High Court's quashing of the murder charge was held unsustainable, the charge order was restored, and the accused were required to face trial. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 19 Mar 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173767