https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=393370 Where summons had been issued on a complaint and the complainant failed to appear on the fixed date, Section 256(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure required acquittal unless the Magistrate recorded reasons to adjourn the matter. The complainant's absence, the absence of counsel, and no application for adjournment indicated lack of diligent prosecution. On those facts, the Magistrate's discretion was exercised properly and no illegality or infirmity was found in the acquittal order, which was therefore upheld. en-us Fri, 15 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 13 Mar 2020 20:12:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=393370 Where summons had been issued on a complaint and the complainant failed to appear on the fixed date, Section 256(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure required acquittal unless the Magistrate recorded reasons to adjourn the matter. The complainant's absence, the absence of counsel, and no application for adjournment indicated lack of diligent prosecution. On those facts, the Magistrate's discretion was exercised properly and no illegality or infirmity was found in the acquittal order, which was therefore upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 15 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=393370