Charge-Framing Orders Under SC/ST Act Are Interlocutory, Not Appealable: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that an order framing charges under the SC/ST Act is purely interlocutory in nature and, therefore, cannot be challenged through an appeal under Section 14-A(1) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Emphasizing that a criminal trial effectively commences once charges are framed, the … Read more