Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Recall of a witness - S.311 Cr.P.C. makes it manifest that filing of an application by Public Prosecutor is not a precondition for exercise of powers u/s 311 Cr.P.C...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Recall of a witness - Court has power to act suo moto and Court can exercise power if it is of view that circumstances warranting exercising powers u/s 311 Cr.P.C. exist - It is immaterial that circumstances have been brought to notice of Court by complainant or by any other person - Application at the instance of complainant..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Recall of a witness - Trial Court has passed the impugned order of allowing application after a proper analysis of relevant facts and circumstances of case on the basis of sound reasons - Filing and allowing of application u/s 311 Cr.P.C. cannot be said to be an abuse of process of law and there is no error or illegality in..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.348) - Recall of material witness for cross-examination - PW9 is stated to be an eye witness of occurrence - Denial of an effective opportunity to cross-examine a prime witness, particularly an eyewitness would amount to a palpable infraction of right to fair trial and would strike..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, 362 -- Recall of order - Rectifying an inadvertent error by recalling relevant portion of order does not amount to exercising power of review, rather constitutes a legitimate exercise of Court's inherent authority to correct accidental or clerical mistakes in order to prevent miscarriage of justice...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, 362 -- Recall of order - Recall does not involve a re-evaluation of merits of case nor does it amount to a judicial reconsideration of conclusions previously arrived at - Rather, it is invoked in circumstances where order of Court has been affected by an inadvertent procedural irregularity, accidental omission, clerical lapse or..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, 362 -- Recall of order - Exercise of recall does not partake the character of appellate or review jurisdiction - Rather, it constitutes a limited corrective authority inherent in every Court of record enabling it to rectify accidental errors and procedural aberrations so that judicial record may accurately mirror the true..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Recall of a witness - Criminal Court is empowered to summon any person as a witness at the stage of inquiry, trial or other proceeding, provided that such summoning and examination are absolutely necessary for just decision of case - Such a decision taken by a Court of law normally shall not be interfered with, since Court..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151 -- Recall of order - Order striking off defence - Order recalled subject to payment of cots - Costs accepted - Once plaintiff accepted the costs, he is estopped from challenging said order allowing application u/s 151 CPC - Order allowing application u/s 151 CPC upheld...........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 348 -- Recall of a witness - Witness who has already been examined and cross-examined cannot be recalled and reexamined to deny evidence he has already given before trial Court and no opportunity at a later stage can be given to him to completely efface evidence already given by him under oath...........
