https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198219 Section 319 CrPC permits a court to summon a person not charge-sheeted as an additional accused only on fresh evidence recorded during inquiry or trial. This extraordinary discretionary power must be exercised sparingly, on cogent and convincing material, with recorded judicial satisfaction. A witness's implication alone does not suffice; the threshold exceeds a prima facie view and strong suspicion, requiring evidence reasonably justifying summons. The summoning order was set aside because the required stringent test had not been applied, and the matter was remitted for fresh consideration. en-us Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 08 Jan 2024 13:26:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198219 Section 319 CrPC permits a court to summon a person not charge-sheeted as an additional accused only on fresh evidence recorded during inquiry or trial. This extraordinary discretionary power must be exercised sparingly, on cogent and convincing material, with recorded judicial satisfaction. A witness's implication alone does not suffice; the threshold exceeds a prima facie view and strong suspicion, requiring evidence reasonably justifying summons. The summoning order was set aside because the required stringent test had not been applied, and the matter was remitted for fresh consideration. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198219