Brijendra Kumar Misra vs State Of U.P.And 3 Ors. on 31 August, 2018
20. Learned counsel for the opposite parties no. 2 to 4 has submitted that the orders under challenge being interlocutory orders, therefore, the revision may not lie. He has cited the judgments of Hon'ble High Court of Kerla reported in 1981 Cr.L.J. 460 : Jayaprakash vs. State and in 1988 Cr.L.J.1362 : Sarojini Amma vs. Sarojini. In the aforesaid case the criminal revision which was filed against the framing of charge was dismissed by the High Court, Kerla holding that the framing of charge does not put to end to the proceedings of the trial case until it culminates in acquittal or conviction, therefore, it is an interlocutory order. In the instant case since the trial has been directed to be conducted by the court of Magistrate on the direction of sessions court discharging the accused persons from section 304B IPC, therefore, the Magistrate court cannot frame charge if it so finds at any stage of the trial under section 304B IPC, therefore, these case laws are not applicable in this matter.