https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182336 Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 gives wide discretion to recall an examined witness or summon a new witness, but the power must be exercised judiciously and not as a routine matter. A belated request made after closure of prosecution evidence and after the accused's statement under Section 313 had begun, without a satisfactory explanation for the delay or a clear showing of relevance, was refused. In a long-pending criminal trial, the court held that reopening evidence without justification would cause undue delay, so rejection of the application was justified. en-us Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 07 May 2016 14:27:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182336 Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 gives wide discretion to recall an examined witness or summon a new witness, but the power must be exercised judiciously and not as a routine matter. A belated request made after closure of prosecution evidence and after the accused's statement under Section 313 had begun, without a satisfactory explanation for the delay or a clear showing of relevance, was refused. In a long-pending criminal trial, the court held that reopening evidence without justification would cause undue delay, so rejection of the application was justified. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182336