https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=423296 An accused who has entered upon defence in a Negotiable Instruments Act complaint may seek process to summon witnesses or produce documents under Section 243(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Refusal is permissible only where the request is shown to be vexatious, intended to delay proceedings, or designed to defeat the ends of justice. The right to adduce defence evidence is a fair-trial safeguard and cannot be denied merely because the matter is a complaint case or the accused did not independently produce witnesses. Deficiencies in witness particulars should be corrected rather than used to close defence evidence. Refusal of summons on those grounds is unsustainable and requires reconsideration of a fresh request according to law. en-us Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 03 Jun 2022 13:00:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=423296 An accused who has entered upon defence in a Negotiable Instruments Act complaint may seek process to summon witnesses or produce documents under Section 243(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Refusal is permissible only where the request is shown to be vexatious, intended to delay proceedings, or designed to defeat the ends of justice. The right to adduce defence evidence is a fair-trial safeguard and cannot be denied merely because the matter is a complaint case or the accused did not independently produce witnesses. Deficiencies in witness particulars should be corrected rather than used to close defence evidence. Refusal of summons on those grounds is unsustainable and requires reconsideration of a fresh request according to law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=423296