https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=380237 A belated request to recall PW.1, receive additional documents and reopen a criminal case after evidence had closed, the accused had been examined under Section 313 CrPC, arguments were heard and the matter was posted for judgment was not warranted. Section 311 CrPC permits recall or re-examination only when the court is satisfied that the evidence is necessary for a just decision, and the power cannot be used casually to reopen a completed trial without a satisfactory explanation for the omission. The proposed documents predated the power of attorney in favour of PW.1, and he was not shown competent to speak about them. The refusal to recall the witness and reopen the case was upheld. en-us Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 17 May 2019 07:50:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=380237 A belated request to recall PW.1, receive additional documents and reopen a criminal case after evidence had closed, the accused had been examined under Section 313 CrPC, arguments were heard and the matter was posted for judgment was not warranted. Section 311 CrPC permits recall or re-examination only when the court is satisfied that the evidence is necessary for a just decision, and the power cannot be used casually to reopen a completed trial without a satisfactory explanation for the omission. The proposed documents predated the power of attorney in favour of PW.1, and he was not shown competent to speak about them. The refusal to recall the witness and reopen the case was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=380237