M/S. DIAMONDS CABLES LTD. . vs STATE OF A.P. . — SLP(Crl) No. 1517/2003

Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed Diamonds Cables Ltd.'s Special Leave to Appeal petition on 25/04/2003, finding substance in petitioner's contentions but holding that such pleas should be raised before the trial court at the charge-framing stage. The Court directed that petitioners may seek exemption from personal appearance before the trial court on undertaking that counsel would remain present and not seek adjournments due to lack of instructions. The trial court was instructed to decide the case on framing charges without being influenced by observations from higher courts. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.