Title: Indictment - Wikipedia
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Indictment
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Indictments by country
India
United Kingdom
England and Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland
United States
Canada
Types
See also
References
External links

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Indictment
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Formal accusation that a person has committed a crime
An indictment ( / ɪnˈdaɪtmənt / in-DYT-mənt) is a criminal accusation that a person has committed a crime. In jurisdictions that use the concept of felonies, the most serious criminal offence is a felony; jurisdictions that do not use the felonies concept often use that of an indictable offence, an offence that requires an indictment. Contents
1 Indictments by country
1.1 India
1.2 United Kingdom
1.2.1 England and Wales
1.2.2 Northern Ireland
1.2.3 Scotland
1.3 United States
1.4 Canada
2 Types
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
Indictments by country
India
The criminal law in India is derived from the colonial-era British system, does not use a jury system and is codified in the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). Criminal offences are divided into two broad categories: cognisable offences and non-cognisable offences. The police are empowered to start investigating a cognisable offence. The complaint is considered merely an accusation. However, in both cognisable and non-cognisable offences, the trial starts only with the "Framing of Charges" similar to the concept of indictment. The trial court does not proceed with the trial if the evidence is insufficient to make out a charge.