https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=417035 Where defence witnesses were not examined because of a procedural lapse shared by the accused and the trial court, the interest of justice can justify reopening the defence evidence. The accused had deposited diet money for summoning witnesses, but the record did not clearly show what happened to the earlier process, and the court below had not verified that status. Although the accused was also at fault for not taking fresh steps, denying one further opportunity would not serve the ends of justice. The order closing defence evidence was set aside, and a further opportunity was granted subject to costs and compliance with directions for a fresh witness list and diet money. en-us Wed, 29 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 14 Jan 2022 08:37:09 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=417035 Where defence witnesses were not examined because of a procedural lapse shared by the accused and the trial court, the interest of justice can justify reopening the defence evidence. The accused had deposited diet money for summoning witnesses, but the record did not clearly show what happened to the earlier process, and the court below had not verified that status. Although the accused was also at fault for not taking fresh steps, denying one further opportunity would not serve the ends of justice. The order closing defence evidence was set aside, and a further opportunity was granted subject to costs and compliance with directions for a fresh witness list and diet money. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 29 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=417035