Chargesheet

In policing and criminal laws on the Indian subcontinent, a chargesheet by the investigating officer is filed before the competent court after due investigation and collection of evidences in a first information reports (FIRs), and charges an individual for (some or all of) the crimes specified in those reports.

Once the chargesheet has been submitted to a court of law, the court decides as to who among the accused has sufficient prima facie evidence against them to be put on trial. After the court pronounces its order on framing of charges, prosecution proceedings against the accused begin in the judicial system.

In case, the investigating officer, after investigation comes to a conclusion that no offence is made out, then in such case, instead of a Chargesheet, the investigating officer files a FR (Closure Report) before the magistrate. The complainant then may file a protest petition against such FR (Closure report).

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