https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=419887 Sections 91 and 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure permit summons of documents and recall of witnesses only when the additional evidence is necessary or desirable for a just decision. The court must exercise that discretion judiciously and may refuse requests that appear intended merely to fill a lacuna. In a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the absence of a seal on the cheque return memo was treated as immaterial, and no ground was found to invoke inherent jurisdiction under Section 482. The refusal to summon bank records and recall the bank witness was upheld. en-us Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 23 Mar 2022 08:37:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=419887 Sections 91 and 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure permit summons of documents and recall of witnesses only when the additional evidence is necessary or desirable for a just decision. The court must exercise that discretion judiciously and may refuse requests that appear intended merely to fill a lacuna. In a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the absence of a seal on the cheque return memo was treated as immaterial, and no ground was found to invoke inherent jurisdiction under Section 482. The refusal to summon bank records and recall the bank witness was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=419887