https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298290 Article discusses consolidation of a fractured criminal prosecution through transfer of pending proceedings to Lucknow for a joint trial based on a common charge-sheet. It explains that the trial could continue from the stage already reached, with additional charges framed on the existing record, and that witnesses already examined could be recalled for further cross-examination to avoid prejudice. It also notes that Article 142 was treated as a power to do complete justice and to mould procedural relief where the split prosecution had created a practical breakdown, provided no mandatory substantive bar was breached. The result was continuation of the criminal case as a unified trial without restarting it. en-us Wed, 19 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 20 Nov 2021 15:23:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298290 Article discusses consolidation of a fractured criminal prosecution through transfer of pending proceedings to Lucknow for a joint trial based on a common charge-sheet. It explains that the trial could continue from the stage already reached, with additional charges framed on the existing record, and that witnesses already examined could be recalled for further cross-examination to avoid prejudice. It also notes that Article 142 was treated as a power to do complete justice and to mould procedural relief where the split prosecution had created a practical breakdown, provided no mandatory substantive bar was breached. The result was continuation of the criminal case as a unified trial without restarting it. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 19 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298290