https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196820 The SC overturned the HC's dismissal of an application under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which sought to include additional accused based on prima facie evidence. The SC held that such an application is maintainable without completing cross-examination, interpreting 'evidence' to include examination-in-chief. The Court criticized the Investigating Officer's final report for overstepping its judicial boundaries. The SC emphasized that the power under Section 319 should be exercised with reasonable satisfaction from evidence, not necessarily requiring a likelihood of conviction, and referred the matter to a larger bench for further examination. en-us Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 09 Nov 2023 12:09:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196820 The SC overturned the HC's dismissal of an application under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which sought to include additional accused based on prima facie evidence. The SC held that such an application is maintainable without completing cross-examination, interpreting 'evidence' to include examination-in-chief. The Court criticized the Investigating Officer's final report for overstepping its judicial boundaries. The SC emphasized that the power under Section 319 should be exercised with reasonable satisfaction from evidence, not necessarily requiring a likelihood of conviction, and referred the matter to a larger bench for further examination. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196820