Supreme Court comes down on trial court for not framing charges in case despite 78 adjournments

The Court stated that the trial court had not moved "even an inch" in the matter despite taking cognizance almost seven years ago.

Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar

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17 Sep 2021, 6:59 am

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on a trial court for not even framing charges in a case that was adjourned 78 times and was pending for the last seven years (Dr Atul Krishna v. State of Uttarakhand).

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