https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304265 A criminal defence request to examine a cheque through a handwriting expert was found justified where the accused had consistently claimed from the outset that he signed the cheque but the remaining contents were filled later after the cheque was lost and misused. The Court noted that the right to lead defence evidence is a valuable aspect of a fair trial under Article 21 and Section 243(2) CrPC, although it may be refused if sought to cause delay, vexation, or defeat justice. On the facts, denial of expert examination would prejudice the defence, so the trial court and revisional refusals were quashed and expert examination was permitted at the accused's cost. en-us Fri, 27 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 15 Sep 2022 20:36:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304265 A criminal defence request to examine a cheque through a handwriting expert was found justified where the accused had consistently claimed from the outset that he signed the cheque but the remaining contents were filled later after the cheque was lost and misused. The Court noted that the right to lead defence evidence is a valuable aspect of a fair trial under Article 21 and Section 243(2) CrPC, although it may be refused if sought to cause delay, vexation, or defeat justice. On the facts, denial of expert examination would prejudice the defence, so the trial court and revisional refusals were quashed and expert examination was permitted at the accused's cost. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 27 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304265