v ragini (ASST PUBLIC PROSECUTOR) 29 December 2015

Filing of chargesheet

give me some advice that on CrPc that for filing of chargesheet there must be only one chargesheet for one FIR that there is any scope for filing of two or more chargesheets on one FIR do advice

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SAINATH DEVALLA (LEGAL CONSULTANT) 29 December 2015

A cardinal question of public importance and one that is likely to arise more often than not in relation to the lodging of the First Information Report (FIR) with the aid of Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short, ‘the Code’) or otherwise independently within the ambit of Section 154 of the Code is as to whether there can be more than one charge sheet in relation to the same incident or different incidents arising from the same occurrence. -

In law, there cannot be two charge sheet registered in relation to the same occurrence or different events or incidents two or more but forming part of the same incident. The direction to register a second charge sheet, therefore, is contrary to law and the very spirit of Section 154 of the Code.

adv.raghavan (Advocate,9444674980) 29 December 2015

For any FIR, there cannot be two chargesheet, but the investigating agencies can file additional chargesheet, in continuation ,during the course of investigation, when lot of events unfolds.

Laxmi Kant Joshi (Advocate ) 29 December 2015

For any FIR there will be only one chargesheet but sometimes investigating agencies also file supplymentry chargesheet when some part of investigation left behind.