https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=98736 Public examination under section 478 of the Companies Act, 1956 is described as a broad, exploratory inquiry, and a challenge to vacate the order failed where no collateral purpose or misleading of the court was shown and the application was delayed without explanation. Article 20(3) was treated as inapplicable because the misfeasance summons and public examination were not a formal accusation of an offence before the competent forum, so incriminating questions were not barred. The proviso to section 132 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 was also held unavailable in this context because section 478(5) required answers to questions allowed by the court, with such answers usable in later civil or criminal proceedings. en-us Tue, 21 Oct 1969 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:02:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=98736 Public examination under section 478 of the Companies Act, 1956 is described as a broad, exploratory inquiry, and a challenge to vacate the order failed where no collateral purpose or misleading of the court was shown and the application was delayed without explanation. Article 20(3) was treated as inapplicable because the misfeasance summons and public examination were not a formal accusation of an offence before the competent forum, so incriminating questions were not barred. The proviso to section 132 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 was also held unavailable in this context because section 478(5) required answers to questions allowed by the court, with such answers usable in later civil or criminal proceedings. Case-Laws Companies Law Tue, 21 Oct 1969 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=98736