https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300483 The order examines the scope and timing of the power to summon additional accused under Section 319 CrPC, including whether the trial court becomes functus officio after convicting the tried accused on the same day. It notes the tension between earlier and later formulations of the governing law, stresses that the extraordinary power under Section 319 must be exercised with caution to protect fair trial rights, and treats the issue as important enough to warrant larger Bench consideration. No substantive adjudication was made; the matters were directed to be placed before the Chief Justice of India for constitution of an appropriate Bench. en-us Fri, 10 May 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 04 Feb 2022 20:37:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300483 The order examines the scope and timing of the power to summon additional accused under Section 319 CrPC, including whether the trial court becomes functus officio after convicting the tried accused on the same day. It notes the tension between earlier and later formulations of the governing law, stresses that the extraordinary power under Section 319 must be exercised with caution to protect fair trial rights, and treats the issue as important enough to warrant larger Bench consideration. No substantive adjudication was made; the matters were directed to be placed before the Chief Justice of India for constitution of an appropriate Bench. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 10 May 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300483