https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=181912 Section 319 CrPC permits a court, on evidence recorded during inquiry or trial, to summon a person appearing to have committed an offence, and the later conclusion of the trial against the original accused does not nullify that order. The requirement that the summoned person "could be tried together with the accused" is directory and indicates the stage for exercising the power, while the fresh or de novo trial under Section 319(4) is mandatory once the person is added. The SC therefore held that a valid summoning order remains effective even after the original trial ends, and the summoned person may still be proceeded against. en-us Wed, 24 Apr 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 27 Apr 2016 15:05:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=181912 Section 319 CrPC permits a court, on evidence recorded during inquiry or trial, to summon a person appearing to have committed an offence, and the later conclusion of the trial against the original accused does not nullify that order. The requirement that the summoned person "could be tried together with the accused" is directory and indicates the stage for exercising the power, while the fresh or de novo trial under Section 319(4) is mandatory once the person is added. The SC therefore held that a valid summoning order remains effective even after the original trial ends, and the summoned person may still be proceeded against. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 24 Apr 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=181912