Supreme Court of India · 2019-12-03
Bhawna Bai vs Ghanshyam
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2020 SUPREME COURT 554
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Bhawna Bai
- Respondent
- Ghanshyam
- Author
- R. Banumathi
- Bench
- Hrishikesh Roy, A.S. Bopanna, R. Banumathi
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the High Court's quashing of charges under Section 302 IPC against the accused, emphasizing that the trial court must apply judicial reasoning when framing charges. The Court held that the High Court erred in its assessment, as the trial court had sufficient grounds to proceed with the charges based on the evidence presented. Consequently, the Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order and reinstated the charges against the accused under Section 302 IPC read with Section 34 IPC.