Index to the Judgment
FACTUAL BACKDROP ………………………………………………………………………..2
SUBMISSIONS BEFORE THE COURT ……………………………………………….5
ANALYSIS & FINDINGS ……………………………………………………………………..8
A. Duty of the Court at the stage of framing of charge and discharge …………….. 8
B. Examination of material on record and surrounding circumstances …………. 10
C. Whether the alleged offences are made out against the respondents …………. 17
D. Criminal law must remain a shield for the vulnerable, not a weapon in the
hands of the disenchanted. ………………………………………………………………………………. 23
E. The Decision…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 26
DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J
