Techie Kavin caste killing case: PUCL urges State govt. to appeal against HC order quashing of chargesheet
The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has urged the Tamil Nadu government to appeal a High Court decision that quashed a chargesheet in a caste-based killing case. The organization argues that the High Court overstepped its jurisdiction by conducting a 'mini-trial' instead of leaving the evidence assessment to the trial court.
Why it matters
The case underscores the legal debate over the scope of High Court powers in quashing criminal proceedings and the broader societal issue of addressing caste-based violence through the judicial system.
People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, has expressed concern over the quashing of the chargesheet filed by the CB-CID against Saravanan and Krishnakumari, parents of Surjith, who is the main accused in the Kavin Selvaganesh caste killing case, by the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court.
In a press release, PUCL president R. Murali and general secretary T. Sekar Annadurai said that, as far as the chargesheet was concerned, the primary purpose of Section 528 of the BNSS was to determine whether a prima facie case exists against the accused or not.
To examine the evidence in depth and arrive at a conclusion is a function that falls within the jurisdiction of the trial court. The High Court undertaking such an exercise amounts to encroachment upon the jurisdiction of the trial court, they said.
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