https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=771413 At discharge under Section 239 CrPC, the Magistrate is confined to the police report and the documents forwarded under Section 173 CrPC, with only such examination of the accused as is necessary. Defence material not forming part of that record cannot be relied on, because the stage does not permit a roving inquiry or mini-trial; the court may only sift the prosecution material to see whether the charge is groundless or a triable case is disclosed. Discharge orders based on defence documents outside the permissible record are therefore unsustainable. en-us Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 22 May 2025 16:54:06 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=771413 At discharge under Section 239 CrPC, the Magistrate is confined to the police report and the documents forwarded under Section 173 CrPC, with only such examination of the accused as is necessary. Defence material not forming part of that record cannot be relied on, because the stage does not permit a roving inquiry or mini-trial; the court may only sift the prosecution material to see whether the charge is groundless or a triable case is disclosed. Discharge orders based on defence documents outside the permissible record are therefore unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=771413