https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187867 Section 205 CrPC gives the Magistrate discretion to dispense with personal attendance, and that discretion must be exercised on the facts of each case. A superior court cannot impose blanket directions that pre-empt or materially constrain that judgment in prosecutions under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act or similar technical offences. Dispensation under Section 313 CrPC in a summons case likewise remains for the trial court to decide according to the statutory text and case circumstances. The High Court's powers under Section 482 CrPC and Article 227 cannot be used to require subordinate courts to follow predetermined procedures or to mandate reasons for departing from such directions. The general directions were inconsistent with the statutory scheme and could not be sustained. en-us Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 01 May 2023 12:06:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187867 Section 205 CrPC gives the Magistrate discretion to dispense with personal attendance, and that discretion must be exercised on the facts of each case. A superior court cannot impose blanket directions that pre-empt or materially constrain that judgment in prosecutions under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act or similar technical offences. Dispensation under Section 313 CrPC in a summons case likewise remains for the trial court to decide according to the statutory text and case circumstances. The High Court's powers under Section 482 CrPC and Article 227 cannot be used to require subordinate courts to follow predetermined procedures or to mandate reasons for departing from such directions. The general directions were inconsistent with the statutory scheme and could not be sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187867