New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- The State must not prosecute citizens when there exists no reasonable prospect of conviction, the Supreme Court has held, warning that indiscriminate charge sheets and mechanically framed charges severely compromise the right to a fair process and choke the already stressed criminal justice system. A bench of justices N Kotiswar Singh and Manmohan said the police and trial courts must act as critical first-level filters. P9
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