https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301251 Section 311 CrPC confers a wide but discretionary power to summon, recall or re-examine a witness at any stage, and the court must use it only when the further evidence is essential for a just decision and to prevent failure of justice. An inadvertent omission in cross-examination is not, by itself, an impermissible attempt to fill a lacuna; the court must assess whether material questions remained unanswered and whether refusal would prejudice fair adjudication. Applying that principle, the refusal to recall the complainant was found unsustainable, and the accused was permitted to re-examine the complainant subject to conditions imposed by the HC. en-us Fri, 16 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 23 Mar 2022 08:37:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301251 Section 311 CrPC confers a wide but discretionary power to summon, recall or re-examine a witness at any stage, and the court must use it only when the further evidence is essential for a just decision and to prevent failure of justice. An inadvertent omission in cross-examination is not, by itself, an impermissible attempt to fill a lacuna; the court must assess whether material questions remained unanswered and whether refusal would prejudice fair adjudication. Applying that principle, the refusal to recall the complainant was found unsustainable, and the accused was permitted to re-examine the complainant subject to conditions imposed by the HC. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 16 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301251