Supreme Court Dismisses Co-Accused's Impleadment Plea in Victim's Further Investigation Application — No Locus Standi for Charge-Sheeted Accused in Proceedings Under Section 173(8) CrPC Against Another Uncharged Person. The Court held that a charge-sheeted accused has no right to be heard in a petition challenging the rejection of an application for further investigation against another accused who has not been charge-sheeted....
The appellant, Satishkumar Nyalchand Shah, was one of the accused charge-sheeted in connection with the collapse of Shikhar Apartment in Ahmedabad during the 2001 earthquake, which resulted in 98 deat...
