https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311886 At the stage of framing charge, the court need only assess whether the record discloses sufficient ground for proceeding and a strong suspicion of the accused's involvement; it must not weigh the truth or probative value of the prosecution material as if deciding guilt after trial. On the charge-sheet material, the deceased was last seen with the accused, the body was found in the accused's field, there was alleged non-reporting to the family and police, and motive was indicated. These circumstances were sufficient to proceed, so the High Court erred in quashing the charges and the trial court's order framing charges was restored. en-us Tue, 03 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:20:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311886 At the stage of framing charge, the court need only assess whether the record discloses sufficient ground for proceeding and a strong suspicion of the accused's involvement; it must not weigh the truth or probative value of the prosecution material as if deciding guilt after trial. On the charge-sheet material, the deceased was last seen with the accused, the body was found in the accused's field, there was alleged non-reporting to the family and police, and motive was indicated. These circumstances were sufficient to proceed, so the High Court erred in quashing the charges and the trial court's order framing charges was restored. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 03 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311886