https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=290734 Joinder of charges and accused persons was treated as an enabling scheme, and the clauses on same offence, abetment, offences of the same kind, and offences arising in the same transaction could be read cumulatively where facts justified a joint trial; any irregularity would matter only if it caused a failure of justice. Criminal conspiracy remained a distinct offence even when substantive offences were completed in pursuance of the agreement. The commentary also states that pardon could be tendered for the offence in question, an approver's evidence is not rejected merely because of accomplice status, and examination of the accused and documentary proof, including account books, were not vitiated on the objections raised. en-us Tue, 23 Apr 1963 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 13 Oct 2020 16:52:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=290734 Joinder of charges and accused persons was treated as an enabling scheme, and the clauses on same offence, abetment, offences of the same kind, and offences arising in the same transaction could be read cumulatively where facts justified a joint trial; any irregularity would matter only if it caused a failure of justice. Criminal conspiracy remained a distinct offence even when substantive offences were completed in pursuance of the agreement. The commentary also states that pardon could be tendered for the offence in question, an approver's evidence is not rejected merely because of accomplice status, and examination of the accused and documentary proof, including account books, were not vitiated on the objections raised. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 23 Apr 1963 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=290734