Section 362 CrPC bars post-pronouncement alteration of a final order, preventing later dispensation of personal appearance.

Section 362 CrPC bars alteration or review of a signed judgment or final order except to correct a clerical or arithmetical error, so a later request to dispense with personal appearance could not be entertained after pronouncement. The availability of relief under Section 205 CrPC before the trial court did not permit reopening the concluded order, and inherent power under Section 482 CrPC could not be used to bypass the express statutory prohibition. The request for clarification or dispensation of personal appearance was rejected.

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Issues: Whether the Court could, after pronouncing its earlier order, dispense with the petitioner's personal appearance before the trial court in view of the bar under Section 362 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

Analysis: The request for dispensing with personal appearance was made only after the order had already been signed and pronounced. The statutory bar under Section 362 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 prohibits alteration or review of a signed judgment or final order except to correct a clerical or arithmetical error. A prayer to dispense with personal appearance is not such an error. The availability of a remedy under Section 205 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 before the trial court did not justify reopening the concluded order, and the inherent power under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 could not be used to do what the Code expressly forbids.

Conclusion: The request for clarification / dispensation of personal appearance was not entertainable after pronouncement of the earlier order and was rejected.

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