https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=352018 Denial of a reasonable opportunity to cross-examine a complainant's witness after examination-in-chief by affidavit can defeat fair adjudication, because such evidence is not complete until the witness is offered for cross-examination. The Delhi HC held that the trial court should have exercised its power under Section 311 CrPC, read with Section 145(2), to recall the witness where cross-examination was necessary for a just decision. The orders rejecting the request on delay and finality were set aside, and the proceedings were restored to permit cross-examination in accordance with law. en-us Fri, 01 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 06 Dec 2017 08:08:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=352018 Denial of a reasonable opportunity to cross-examine a complainant's witness after examination-in-chief by affidavit can defeat fair adjudication, because such evidence is not complete until the witness is offered for cross-examination. The Delhi HC held that the trial court should have exercised its power under Section 311 CrPC, read with Section 145(2), to recall the witness where cross-examination was necessary for a just decision. The orders rejecting the request on delay and finality were set aside, and the proceedings were restored to permit cross-examination in accordance with law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 01 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=352018