https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296851 A complaint should not be dismissed for a single non-appearance when sufficient cause for the absence is shown and the default is isolated. The complainant's explanation that the hearing date was wrongly noted was not disbelieved, so a rigid approach to dismissal and acquittal was unwarranted. The Magistrate and High Court adopted an unduly strict view that caused failure of justice. The dismissal of the complaint and the acquittal were therefore unsustainable, and restoration of the complaint was ordered so the matter could proceed before the trial court in accordance with law. en-us Fri, 16 Aug 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 09 Aug 2021 18:25:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296851 A complaint should not be dismissed for a single non-appearance when sufficient cause for the absence is shown and the default is isolated. The complainant's explanation that the hearing date was wrongly noted was not disbelieved, so a rigid approach to dismissal and acquittal was unwarranted. The Magistrate and High Court adopted an unduly strict view that caused failure of justice. The dismissal of the complaint and the acquittal were therefore unsustainable, and restoration of the complaint was ordered so the matter could proceed before the trial court in accordance with law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 16 Aug 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296851