https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309858 A District Magistrate could validly tender pardon under the proviso to Section 337 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to an accused who then became a witness, and no separate formal order of discharge was required. The approver's testimony remained admissible because the pardon changed his status from accused to witness. Section 338 did not take away that power after commitment in a case triable exclusively by the Court of Sessions, so the pardon was lawful and the conviction based on the approver's evidence was sustained. en-us Thu, 18 Mar 1954 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 25 Sep 2023 11:37:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309858 A District Magistrate could validly tender pardon under the proviso to Section 337 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to an accused who then became a witness, and no separate formal order of discharge was required. The approver's testimony remained admissible because the pardon changed his status from accused to witness. Section 338 did not take away that power after commitment in a case triable exclusively by the Court of Sessions, so the pardon was lawful and the conviction based on the approver's evidence was sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 18 Mar 1954 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309858