In Brief
The appellant, a co-accused already charge-sheeted and facing trial, sought to intervene in a High Court petition by a private respondent seeking further investigation against another accused person. The appellant was denied impleading as a respondent since no relief was sought against him. The Supreme Court held that a co-accused who is already charge-sheeted and undergoing trial lacks locus standi to be heard in proceedings concerning further investigation into another accused. The appeal was dismissed.
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