https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=427058 Section 256 CrPC permits acquittal when the complainant is absent on the appointed day unless the Magistrate records reasons to adjourn the matter. The text states that repeated absence by the complainant, failure to take effective steps to lead evidence, and delay causing hardship to the accused justified the Magistrate's refusal to grant further adjournment. The order was treated as a reasoned exercise of judicial discretion rather than a mechanical dismissal, and the challenge to the acquittal was rejected. en-us Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 01 Sep 2022 06:58:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=427058 Section 256 CrPC permits acquittal when the complainant is absent on the appointed day unless the Magistrate records reasons to adjourn the matter. The text states that repeated absence by the complainant, failure to take effective steps to lead evidence, and delay causing hardship to the accused justified the Magistrate's refusal to grant further adjournment. The order was treated as a reasoned exercise of judicial discretion rather than a mechanical dismissal, and the challenge to the acquittal was rejected. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=427058