# Supreme Court: Committal Orders Do Not Decide Joint Trial 2026-08-09T10:09:42+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Supreme Court has ruled that committal orders do not determine whether a trial will be held jointly or separately. A bench led by Justice Sanjay Kumar stated that the decision rests solely with the trial court. The observation came as the court clarified that committal orders are not decisive on the nature of the trial. “The committal order/s is/are not determinative of whether the trial is single/separate/joint; which is at the exclusive discretion of the Court,” the bench noted. The ruling settles a question on the scope of a sessions court's power to conduct joint trials after separate committal proceedings. ## Coverage - livelaw.in Tags: committal orders, criminal procedure, joint trial, Justice Sanjay Kumar, Supreme Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-committal-orders-do-not-decide-joint-trial/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-committal-orders-do-not-decide-joint-trial/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.