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Here s what the Supreme Court and High Courts of India had to say this week
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Analysis: Here s what the Supreme Court and High Courts of India had to say this week
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This segment highlights the important issues of the Indian Legal System of the week objectively and with a magnified legal lens factually.
What Made Headlines In The Courts Across India This Week?
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[ISRO Espionage Case] The Supreme Court Bench directed the CBI to treat the Jain Committee Report as preliminary Inquiry Report & proceed further without making the Report Public in the ISRO Espionage Case. The development came after the panel appointed by the Supreme Court to probe the illegal arrest of Scientist
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The Supreme Court observed that defence on merits is not to be considered at the stage of framing of the charge and/or at the stage of discharge application.
At the stage of framing of the charge and/or considering the discharge application, the mini trial is not permissible, the bench comprising
Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah said.
In this case, the Special Court, considering the material on record which included the transcript of conversation recorded between the complainant and the accused and considering the other material on record found that there is a prima facie case made out. The court added that the defence of the accused is not to be considered at this stage, and framed the charge against the accused for the offence under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act.