High Court questions filing of chargesheet based on 'vague allegations'
The High Court stated that filing a chargesheet based merely on general allegations of complainants, without supporting evidence, affects the accused's personal liberty. The court heard a writ petition filed by V. Nagaraja of Koppa village, Anekal taluk, seeking quashing of the FIR and chargesheet against him. The court noted that the investigating officer failed to collect any single document showing the petitioner's involvement or conspiracy with other accused. The court emphasized that chargesheet cannot merely repeat allegations from the complaint, stating that the IO must present proper documents regarding the accused's role and the evidence needed for trial.
Originally reported by Prajavani
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