Supreme Court Quashes High Court Order for De Novo Trial in Gang Rape and Abetment of Suicide Case - Separate Trials for Different FIRs Upheld. The High Court's direction to club trials under Section 223 CrPC and order fresh proceedings was set aside as the offences arose from distinct FIRs with separate investigation histories.
8 Oct 2021The appeals arose from a High Court judgment that remitted orders of acquittal and conviction from two separate FIRs for fresh trial and directed club...
