Delhi HC: There Can't Be Piecemeal Disclosure Of Material On Which Prosecution Seeks To Base Its Case

[Educator]

It is a cardinal principle of criminal jurisprudence that the accused is to be supplied with all documents that the prosecution seeks to rely upon, before the commencement of the trial. There cannot be piecemeal disclosure of material on which the prosecution seeks to base its case. The requirement to disclose the entire incriminating material prior to framing of charge