Procedure to obtain copy of charge sheet from the court

623 votes

Dear Friend,
you can give affidavit along with copy application to the concerned department or else you can approach for a copy of the charge sheet where he/she can apply for you and give it to you or else you can engage a lawyer by filing application under 24 of code of criminal procedure and obtain a copy of the charge sheet and you can appoint He/She as prosecution assistance or a special public prosecutor in order to trial the matter

Advocate Shashank Choudhary LawRato

803 votes

Please not that if your named as an accused person in the charged sheet filed by police then you have a right to recieve a copy of charge sheet along with all relevent papers including statements of witnesses and copies of other documents annexed there to. You do not have to pay any charges for this purpose and the copy has to given immediately after filling of the charge sheet this right has been provided under section 207 of the c.r.P.C which is reproduced below

Section 207: Supply to the accused of copy of police report and other documents

In any case where the proceeding has been instituted on a police report, the Magistrate shall without delay furnish to the accused, free of cost, a copy of each of the following:

(i) the police report;

(ii) the first information report recorded under section 154;

(iii) the statements recorded under sub-section (3) of section 161 of all persons whom the prosecution proposes to examine as its witnesses, excluding therefrom any part in regard to which a request for such exclusion has been made by the police officer under sub-section (6) of section 173;

(iv) the confessions and statements, if any, recorded under section 164;

(v) any other document or relevant extract thereof forwarded to the Magistrate with the police report under sub-section (5) of section 173:


Provided that the Magistrate may, after perusing any such part of a statement as is referred to in clause (iii) and considering the reasons given by the police officer for the request, direct that a copy of that part of the statement or of such portion thereof as the Magistrate thinks proper, shall be furnished to the accused:


Provided further that if the Magistrate is satisfied that any document referred to in clause (v) is voluminous, he shall, instead of furnishing the accused with a copy thereof, direct that he will only be allowed to inspect it either personally or through pleader in Court.

Advocate Shubhangi Sunil Ghodke LawRato

864 votes

Copy of charge sheet can be obtained from the court. In the clerical department you need to fill the form and affix the court fees. Apply on urgent basis you’ll get the copy in three days. Also you need to pay an amount per page. Better hire a lawyer.

Advocate Abhijeet Shukla LawRato

582 votes

You have not mentioned in your question, whether you are complainant or accused. If you are an accused against whom police will file a charge sheet then you have a legal right to get the copy of charge sheet when you appear in court on summons of police at the time of filing charge sheet. If you are a complainant , you have to make an application for certified copy of charge sheet to the concerned court.

Advocate Mukesh Vasant Shinde LawRato