The Shah Alam High Court today struck out the criminal intimidation charge against human rights lawyer P Uthayakumar saying it was "badly framed" and "groundless".

In a scathing judgment, Judge Suriyadi Halim invoked his power under Section 173(g) of the Criminal Procedure Code to discharge the lawyer.

The judge said the grounds in the intimidation accusation against Uthayakumar were absent, making a conviction impossible.