Reviewed case brief
V.C. Shukla v. State (Delhi Administration)
(1980) 2 SCC 665
Landmark authority on the requirement that charges must be specific and definite to ensure fair trial.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1980
- Subjects
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-30
Rule established
A charge must be specific and definite so as to give the accused clear notice of the accusation. Vague or omnibus charges that do not specify the particulars of time, place, and manner of offence violate the right to a fair trial. However, technical defects in framing of charge that do not prejudice the accused are curable.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
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