https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470145 At the discharge and charge-framing stage under the Code of Criminal Procedure, the court assesses prosecution material only for a prima facie case or grave suspicion. It may sift the record for that limited purpose but cannot undertake a mini-trial, assess likely defences, or evaluate the prosecutrix's conduct; where sufficient material exists, charges proceed to trial. The article also notes that the rule against investigation by the complainant applies prospectively and that an informant acting as Investigating Officer does not, by itself, vitiate the trial or justify discharge at the charge-framing stage. en-us Mon, 19 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:58:18 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470145 At the discharge and charge-framing stage under the Code of Criminal Procedure, the court assesses prosecution material only for a prima facie case or grave suspicion. It may sift the record for that limited purpose but cannot undertake a mini-trial, assess likely defences, or evaluate the prosecutrix's conduct; where sufficient material exists, charges proceed to trial. The article also notes that the rule against investigation by the complainant applies prospectively and that an informant acting as Investigating Officer does not, by itself, vitiate the trial or justify discharge at the charge-framing stage. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 19 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470145