High Court Quashes Trial Court’s Order Directing Re-Trial Under Section 216(4) Cr.P.C. in Murder Case Transferred to CBI. The Court Holds that Section 216(4) Cr.P.C. Does Not Empower Trial Court to Efface Evidence or Order De Novo Trial; Only Alteration of Charge and Examination of Witnesses for Altered Charge Permitted.
31 Aug 2024The matter arose from a criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. and a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution, challenging an...
