The Supreme Court has ruled that Section 216 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) does not empower courts to delete charges already framed, holding that the provision can only be used to add or alter charges. The ruling came in the judgment delivered by Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra in Directorate of
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