https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308230 Section 391 CrPC is an exceptional appellate power and can be used only to serve the ends of justice and clarify the truth; it cannot be invoked to fill gaps in the defence or improve a case after trial. In a cheque dishonour context, the accused had not replied to the statutory notice, had declined to lead defence evidence at trial, and sought in appeal to examine himself for a new and enlarged defence to rebut the Section 139 NI Act presumption. The request was therefore refused because it would cure a deliberate omission in the defence strategy rather than supplement the trial record. en-us Fri, 07 Feb 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 08 Jun 2023 18:10:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308230 Section 391 CrPC is an exceptional appellate power and can be used only to serve the ends of justice and clarify the truth; it cannot be invoked to fill gaps in the defence or improve a case after trial. In a cheque dishonour context, the accused had not replied to the statutory notice, had declined to lead defence evidence at trial, and sought in appeal to examine himself for a new and enlarged defence to rebut the Section 139 NI Act presumption. The request was therefore refused because it would cure a deliberate omission in the defence strategy rather than supplement the trial record. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 07 Feb 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308230