https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=89248 Section 309 CrPC permits a criminal trial to be adjourned or postponed only for recorded reasons and for a specified reasonable period; the power is discretionary and must be exercised judicially. An indefinite suspension is impermissible, but a short, defined adjournment may be granted where a parallel proceeding could bear on the criminal case. In the described matter, the trial had reached the final stage, yet the pending FERA Board appeal was considered potentially relevant, so the refusal to grant any adjournment was set aside and a limited postponement was allowed. en-us Mon, 23 Feb 1998 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 24 Sep 2011 13:08:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=89248 Section 309 CrPC permits a criminal trial to be adjourned or postponed only for recorded reasons and for a specified reasonable period; the power is discretionary and must be exercised judicially. An indefinite suspension is impermissible, but a short, defined adjournment may be granted where a parallel proceeding could bear on the criminal case. In the described matter, the trial had reached the final stage, yet the pending FERA Board appeal was considered potentially relevant, so the refusal to grant any adjournment was set aside and a limited postponement was allowed. Case-Laws FEMA Mon, 23 Feb 1998 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=89248