https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295505 In a warrant case, once a police report has been filed, cognizance taken and charges framed, the High Court cannot treat the matter as still being at the FIR stage and quash the proceedings on principles applicable to pre-investigation review. At the discharge or charge-framing stage under Sections 239 and 240 CrPC, consideration is ordinarily confined to the police report and accompanying documents under Section 173 CrPC. Affidavits and other materials outside that record cannot be used to assess the existence of an offence, except in rare and exceptional cases supported by unimpeachable material. The impugned order was set aside and the matter remitted for fresh consideration. en-us Tue, 10 May 1994 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:47:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295505 In a warrant case, once a police report has been filed, cognizance taken and charges framed, the High Court cannot treat the matter as still being at the FIR stage and quash the proceedings on principles applicable to pre-investigation review. At the discharge or charge-framing stage under Sections 239 and 240 CrPC, consideration is ordinarily confined to the police report and accompanying documents under Section 173 CrPC. Affidavits and other materials outside that record cannot be used to assess the existence of an offence, except in rare and exceptional cases supported by unimpeachable material. The impugned order was set aside and the matter remitted for fresh consideration. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 10 May 1994 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295505