Magistrate Cannot Direct Police To File Chargesheet On Receipt Of Closure Report: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has reiterated that a magistrate, upon receipt of a closure/refer report, cannot direct the police to file charge sheet. In a criminal case filed against the accused for the offences punishable under Section 326, 294 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(1) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, a final Report...