https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310824 Section 313 CrPC requires the accused to be questioned only after completion of prosecution evidence and before the defence stage, so that every incriminating circumstance is put to answer. Recording that statement while prosecution evidence remained incomplete, including where an important witness was examined later, did not satisfy the statutory mandate. The defect was treated as a prejudicial irregularity, not a curable procedural lapse, because the accused was denied a proper opportunity to explain the entire prosecution case. The result stated is that such premature recording vitiates the trial and warrants interference. en-us Fri, 18 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 20 Nov 2023 08:28:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310824 Section 313 CrPC requires the accused to be questioned only after completion of prosecution evidence and before the defence stage, so that every incriminating circumstance is put to answer. Recording that statement while prosecution evidence remained incomplete, including where an important witness was examined later, did not satisfy the statutory mandate. The defect was treated as a prejudicial irregularity, not a curable procedural lapse, because the accused was denied a proper opportunity to explain the entire prosecution case. The result stated is that such premature recording vitiates the trial and warrants interference. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 18 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310824