Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Scope - Court has a plenary power to summon any person at any stage of the proceedings as a witness - This power includes recall and re-examination of any person who has already been examined - This power is to be exercised when Court finds it necessary to summon/recall any witness for just decision of the case...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Recall of complainant for further examination - Complainant was examined before report of CFSL (Central Forensic Sciences Laboratory) came - At the time of initial deposition there was no occasion for complainant to bring relevant facts before Court which arose after CFSL expert was examined - Moreover, if opportunity is given..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Recall of PW1 for cross-examination - Offence u/ss 354, 354-A, 354-D IPC and S.12 of POCSO Act - Right of accused to cross-examine PW1 would be all the more at a higher pedestal under POCSO Act - Merely because accused approached Court with an application u/s 311 Cr.P.C after an inordinate delay of one year, that by itself may..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Recall of witness - Adequate power is conferred upon Court to recall any witness at any stage of proceeding but with rider that such evidence must be essential to just decision of case...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Recall of PW19 for further cross-examination - Application filed after a gap of 15 years - However, during cross-examination of I.O by co-accused, accused had gone unrepresented, because of reason beyond his control - Even otherwise, questions put to witness on recall are absolutely material to defence of accused, as otherwise..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Recall of witness for further cross examination - Lack of competence of previous counsel - Not a ground to reopen examination of complainant...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Recall of witness for further cross examination - Change of counsel after discharge of previous counsel - Not permissible as every counsel representing a party can have a different point of view and new questions might crop up, which according to him may be material to the case...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Recall of a witness - Power of Court to recall any witness or witnesses already examined or to summon any witness can be invoked even if evidence in both sides is closed so long as Court retains seisin of criminal proceedings...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Recall of a witness - If evidence of any witness appears to Court to be essential for just decision of case, it is power of Court to summon and examine or recall and re-examine any such person...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Dishonour of cheque - Summoning of Bank Manager - Defence sought to be raised not put to cross examination of PW1 - Any defence raised at subsequent stage can certainly be termed as after thought - Trial Court was justified in dismissing application for summoning the witness and..........
