https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299178 The court upheld the trial Magistrate's decision to reject the Police Prosecutor's application to compel the accused to produce documents. It concluded that Section 94 of the Criminal Procedure Code does not apply to an accused person under trial and that alternative provisions, such as Sections 96 and 165, should be utilized to obtain documents. The court also emphasized that compelling an accused to produce documents would violate the constitutional protection against self-incrimination under Article 20(3). Therefore, the reference by the learned Sessions Judge was rejected. en-us Thu, 11 Oct 1962 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 06 Dec 2021 11:40:51 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299178 The court upheld the trial Magistrate's decision to reject the Police Prosecutor's application to compel the accused to produce documents. It concluded that Section 94 of the Criminal Procedure Code does not apply to an accused person under trial and that alternative provisions, such as Sections 96 and 165, should be utilized to obtain documents. The court also emphasized that compelling an accused to produce documents would violate the constitutional protection against self-incrimination under Article 20(3). Therefore, the reference by the learned Sessions Judge was rejected. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 11 Oct 1962 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299178