It is to be noted that at the time of. framing of charge the Court is only required to sift and weigh the material on record to evaluate the material only for the purpose of finding out, if the facts emerging when taken at their face value, disclosed the existence of ingredients constituting the offence. The Court only has to form an opinion based on the material placed before it that the, accused might have committed the alleged offence. At the beginning of the trial, the truth, veracity and effect of the evidence that the prosecutor proposes to adduce are not to be meticulously judged. Doubtless, at the time of framing of the charges, I probative value of the material on record cannot be gone into, and the material brought on record by the prosecution has to be accepted as true at that stage. Doubtless, that at the time of framing of charges all that is necessary to see is that on the basis of the documents produced by prosecution whether a grave suspicion arises. Reliance is placed upon State of AP Golconda v. Linga Swamy, AIR 2004 SC 3967, Amrish Jolly v. Central Bureau of Investigation, 2020 Cr LJ 1351 (HP), Niren Shanna v. State of Sikkim, 1998 (4) Crimes 242(245) (Gau).
