Case Law
Reasons for delay in filing the Charge sheet
30 Dec, 2011Background
The Appellant desired to know the reason for 7 month delay in filing the charge sheet in the Court and name of the person responsible for the delay. Both the PIO and FAA replied that there is no delay in filing the charge sheet as per section 468 Cr. P.C., hence no action is required.
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The Commission held that the respondent have not replied to appellant’s query seeking the reasons for filing the chargesheet in the Court after 7 months of approval of the chargesheet. The Commission directed the PIO to apprise the appellant the reasons for the delay from documents on record.
Citation: Smt. Deepika v. Delhi Police in file no. CIC/SS/A/2011/001222