Supreme Court of India · 2008-10-03
Sanghi Brothers (Indore) Pvt.Ltd vs Sanjay Choudhary & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2009 SUPREME COURT 9
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Sanghi Brothers (Indore) Pvt.Ltd
- Respondent
- Sanjay Choudhary & Ors
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Mukundakam Sharma, Arijit Pasayat
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in allowing the Criminal Revision Petition against the order framing charges under Sections 420 and 406 IPC, as the trial court had sufficient prima facie evidence to proceed with the charges. The Court emphasized that the framing of charges is a preliminary step and does not require conclusive proof of guilt. The appeal was allowed, reinstating the trial court's order to frame charges against the respondents.