Criminal Trial : Delhi HC Sets Aside Trial Court Order Which Misread Direction For 'Addition' Of Charge As 'Replacement' Of Charge

Through a significant ruling, the Delhi High Court has clarified that there is a difference between "addition" of charge and "alteration" of charge under Section 216 of CrPC. The order passed by Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri states that when the High Court had, in a criminal revision petition, directed the trial court to add the charge under Section 304B of IPC against the accused,...