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Supreme Court: Committal Orders Do Not Decide Joint Trial
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
This judgment cuts through a procedural fog that lower courts often get tangled in. Some lawyers and litigants mistakenly treat committal orders as binding on trial format, leading to unnecessary appeals. The Court has rightly left the decision to the trial judge, who best knows the facts and efficiency needs. The real test will be whether sessions courts now confidently hold joint trials without awaiting separate committal clarifications, or whether more litigation over
Source: livelaw.in
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