https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304262 An accused has a right to adduce relevant defence evidence, including expert opinion on disputed signatures, and such evidence should not be refused unless the request is vexatious, dilatory, or intended to defeat the ends of justice. A Magistrate is not required to decide for the accused whether the evidence is necessary, and the court's own ability to compare signatures cannot by itself justify rejection of a request for handwriting analysis. Reasons must be recorded for denying such defence evidence; absent reasons, refusal to refer disputed documents to a handwriting expert is unlawful. en-us Fri, 28 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 15 Sep 2022 20:36:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304262 An accused has a right to adduce relevant defence evidence, including expert opinion on disputed signatures, and such evidence should not be refused unless the request is vexatious, dilatory, or intended to defeat the ends of justice. A Magistrate is not required to decide for the accused whether the evidence is necessary, and the court's own ability to compare signatures cannot by itself justify rejection of a request for handwriting analysis. Reasons must be recorded for denying such defence evidence; absent reasons, refusal to refer disputed documents to a handwriting expert is unlawful. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 28 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304262