Hem Chand vs State Of Jharkhand

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether documents relied upon by the accused can be considered at the stage of framing charges under Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1998. The Court held that at the charge framing stage, the court does not weigh evidence, and thus, the documents submitted by the appellant cannot be considered for discharge. The High Court's dismissal of the revision application was upheld, affirming that the trial must proceed without the inclusion of the appellant's documents at this stage.