https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298362 Section 311 CrPC permits summoning, recalling, or re-examining a witness only where the evidence is shown to be essential for a just decision, and the discretion must be exercised judicially. Smt. Ruchi Saxena was neither the complainant nor an eyewitness to the alleged bribe demand or acceptance, was not examined during investigation, and was not listed as a prosecution witness. As no clear nexus was demonstrated between her evidence and the core ingredients of the case, the direction to summon her as a court witness was unjustified. The High Court's order was set aside and the trial court's refusal to summon the witness was restored. en-us Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 04 Aug 2023 14:57:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298362 Section 311 CrPC permits summoning, recalling, or re-examining a witness only where the evidence is shown to be essential for a just decision, and the discretion must be exercised judicially. Smt. Ruchi Saxena was neither the complainant nor an eyewitness to the alleged bribe demand or acceptance, was not examined during investigation, and was not listed as a prosecution witness. As no clear nexus was demonstrated between her evidence and the core ingredients of the case, the direction to summon her as a court witness was unjustified. The High Court's order was set aside and the trial court's refusal to summon the witness was restored. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298362