https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275009 Section 256 CrPC permits acquittal for non-appearance of a complainant, but the Magistrate must exercise that power judiciously and consider whether personal attendance was necessary and whether adjournment was appropriate. A mechanical dismissal without conscious application of mind to those factors is unsustainable. The complaints were therefore restored to their original position and re-registered so that they could be decided on merits, and the matters were directed to proceed before the trial court in accordance with law. en-us Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 10 Dec 2023 15:39:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275009 Section 256 CrPC permits acquittal for non-appearance of a complainant, but the Magistrate must exercise that power judiciously and consider whether personal attendance was necessary and whether adjournment was appropriate. A mechanical dismissal without conscious application of mind to those factors is unsustainable. The complaints were therefore restored to their original position and re-registered so that they could be decided on merits, and the matters were directed to proceed before the trial court in accordance with law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275009