Plea bargaining procedure mandatory: HC - The Times of India

Plea bargaining procedure mandatory: HC - The Times of India: "The high court of Bombay at Goa recently held that a court should mandatorily follow the procedure prescribed under the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) while deciding an application filed by an accused for plea bargaining, and set aside an order passed against a foreigner by a judicial magistrate first class court in a case of overstaying."