https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305982 A third party cannot invoke Article 32 as a next friend to challenge convicts' conviction and sentence unless the law recognises a real legal disability such as minority, insanity, or another cognisable incapacity. Mere friendship, obsession, or religious belief does not create standing or amount to a legal disability. The Code of Criminal Procedure provisions on disability are limited to recognised categories and do not extend to such a claim. A stranger's attempt to reopen a final conviction through purported next-friend representation would undermine finality and create consequences for others involved in the case. en-us Thu, 08 Oct 1992 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 03 Jan 2023 14:19:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305982 A third party cannot invoke Article 32 as a next friend to challenge convicts' conviction and sentence unless the law recognises a real legal disability such as minority, insanity, or another cognisable incapacity. Mere friendship, obsession, or religious belief does not create standing or amount to a legal disability. The Code of Criminal Procedure provisions on disability are limited to recognised categories and do not extend to such a claim. A stranger's attempt to reopen a final conviction through purported next-friend representation would undermine finality and create consequences for others involved in the case. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 08 Oct 1992 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305982