https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=13739 Refusal to grant the accused a fair opportunity to adduce defence evidence vitiated the trial. After the accused indicated his intention to lead defence evidence, the matter was fixed for that purpose, but the trial court wrongly treated the case as having already been adjourned on that issue and closed the defence evidence when further time was sought through counsel on grounds of illness. The record showed that no prior adjournment for defence evidence had in fact been granted, and the accused was prejudiced by the denial of an effective chance to defend himself. The conviction and sentence were set aside and the matter was remanded for fresh opportunity and disposal according to law. en-us Fri, 18 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:55:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=13739 Refusal to grant the accused a fair opportunity to adduce defence evidence vitiated the trial. After the accused indicated his intention to lead defence evidence, the matter was fixed for that purpose, but the trial court wrongly treated the case as having already been adjourned on that issue and closed the defence evidence when further time was sought through counsel on grounds of illness. The record showed that no prior adjournment for defence evidence had in fact been granted, and the accused was prejudiced by the denial of an effective chance to defend himself. The conviction and sentence were set aside and the matter was remanded for fresh opportunity and disposal according to law. Case-Laws Income Tax Fri, 18 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=13739