Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order Directing De Novo Trial in Criminal Case Based on Procedural Irregularity in Charge Framing. The Court Held That Under Sections 464 and 465 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, a Mere Procedural Defect in Framing Charge Does Not Vitiate Trial Absent Demonstrated Prejudice or Failure of Justice, Especially When Accused Had Full Knowledge and Participated Actively for Over Fourteen Years....
The appeal arose from a criminal case involving offences under Sections 147, 148, 149, 307, 302, and 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and Section 7 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1932, stemmin...
