https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=428051 Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 empowers the court at any stage of inquiry, trial or other proceeding to permit material evidence essential for a just decision, and the discretion must be exercised judiciously to avoid failure of justice. Applying that principle, the Delhi HC held that foundational documents relevant to the institution and maintainability of the complaint, together with a supplementary affidavit, could not be refused merely because complainant evidence had already been closed and an earlier attempt had failed. The impugned orders were set aside and the complainant was permitted to lead the additional evidence sought. en-us Mon, 19 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 23 Sep 2022 08:24:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=428051 Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 empowers the court at any stage of inquiry, trial or other proceeding to permit material evidence essential for a just decision, and the discretion must be exercised judiciously to avoid failure of justice. Applying that principle, the Delhi HC held that foundational documents relevant to the institution and maintainability of the complaint, together with a supplementary affidavit, could not be refused merely because complainant evidence had already been closed and an earlier attempt had failed. The impugned orders were set aside and the complainant was permitted to lead the additional evidence sought. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 19 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=428051