What is a charge sheet?

Criminal Law

A charge sheet is the formal prosecution document filed after the competent government attorney decides that a government criminal case should proceed. It sets out the allegation and legal basis on which prosecution is brought.

Filing a charge sheet is not a finding of guilt. The court must still adjudicate the case.

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