Government today ruled out setting up of additional mechanism outside the existing judicial process to prevent implications of innocent youth in false terror charges.
Minister of State for Home Mullappally Ramachandran told Rajya Sabha that investigation related to serious offence is done by an investigation officer under the supervision of the officer in-charge of the police station concerned.
Besides, under the law, a diary of the investigation proceedings is maintained which is available to the court for review. If evidence available is insufficient then the arrested accused can be released. If there is adequate evidence against the accused, a charge sheet is filed.
The Minister said once a charge sheet is filed, police have no role to play and it is up to the magistrate to follow due procedures prescribed under the CrPC.
The CrPC provides for the discharge of the accused if the judge considers that sufficient ground do not exist for proceeding further.
"The CrPC, hence, at every stage before the start of the trial provides for a mechanism for the evaluation of evidence on record and set a person to liberty if there is insufficient evidence. Therefore, no additional mechanism is required outside the existing judicial process," he said.
