https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169377 Section 540 of the Code of Criminal Procedure confers broad discretion on the criminal court to summon and examine any witness necessary to reach the truth and do justice. That power is not limited to witnesses favourable to either side, and a witness may be examined as a court witness even if the evidence may support the prosecution. The only recognised safeguards are that both sides must have an equal opportunity to cross-examine the witness and the accused must be allowed to rebut any prejudicial evidence. No further limitation can be read into the provision beyond these fairness requirements. en-us Wed, 30 Jul 1952 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 17 Apr 2015 13:08:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169377 Section 540 of the Code of Criminal Procedure confers broad discretion on the criminal court to summon and examine any witness necessary to reach the truth and do justice. That power is not limited to witnesses favourable to either side, and a witness may be examined as a court witness even if the evidence may support the prosecution. The only recognised safeguards are that both sides must have an equal opportunity to cross-examine the witness and the accused must be allowed to rebut any prejudicial evidence. No further limitation can be read into the provision beyond these fairness requirements. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 30 Jul 1952 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169377